Gypaetus
E938484
Gypaetus is a bird genus in the Accipitridae family best known for the bearded vulture, a large Old World vulture specialized in feeding on bone.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gypaetus barbatus | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| associatedBiome |
alpine
ⓘ
montane ⓘ |
| beakType | hooked beak ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup | Old World vultures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | bearded vulture genus ⓘ |
| containsTaxon | Gypaetus barbatus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dietSpecialization |
bone marrow
ⓘ
bones ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eurasia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| ecologicalRole | carrion recycler ⓘ |
| family | Accipitridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior | drops bones from height to break them ⓘ |
| flightCapability | soaring ⓘ |
| habitat |
cliff habitats
ⓘ
mountainous regions ⓘ |
| hasConservationRelevance | true ⓘ |
| hasFeatherColorPattern |
generally dark upperparts
ⓘ
paler underparts ⓘ |
| isExtant | true ⓘ |
| isMonotypic | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| limbType | wings ⓘ |
| locomotion | flight ⓘ |
| nestingSite | cliff ledges ⓘ |
| notableSpecies | bearded vulture ⓘ |
| order | Accipitriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Aegypius
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gyps NERFINISHED ⓘ Neophron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproductionMode | oviparous ⓘ |
| respirationType | pulmonary respiration ⓘ |
| scientificNameAuthorship | Storr, 1784 ⓘ |
| skeletonAdaptation | strong beak for breaking bones ⓘ |
| skeletonFeature | robust skull ⓘ |
| skeletonType | bony skeleton ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | genus ⓘ |
| trophicGuild | scavenger ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Gypaetus barbatus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vertebrateStatus | vertebrate ⓘ |
| visionAdaptation | keen eyesight for locating carcasses ⓘ |
| wingType | broad wings ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bearded vulture
subject surface form:
Bearded vulture
this entity surface form:
Gypaetus barbatus