The name stems from the belief that it attacks lambs. The common name "ossifrage" is derived from the Latin word ossifragus, which literally means "bone-breaking," referring to the bird's diet consisting largely of bone. Ossifragus is also the root word for the osprey, which is within the same order, Accipitriformes, as vultures.

Taxonomy

The bearded vulture was formally described in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus

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