A bearded vulture lives high up in the mountains.
It is a very big bird.
Most vultures have bald heads. This one has feathers on its head.
It has a dark beard by its beak.
It eats mostly bones.
It swallows small bones whole.
Its other name is lammergeier.
It can glide for hours without flapping its wings.
Its nest is on a ledge of a rock cliff.
Words to know
- vulture: big bird
- beard: hair by beak
- lammergeier: its other name
- glide: fly smoothly
- nest: bird home
