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==Subspecies==
Up to thirteen subspecies have been claimed for this bird, based on differences in size and appearance, but two are commonly recognized by scientists:
*''Gypaetus barbatus barbatus''<ref>http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=58657DEEF513699B&sec=summary&ssver=1</ref>
:Southern Europe, northwest Africa, central and northeast China
*''Gypaetus barbatus meridionalis''<ref>http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=73875E1D9386AE6B</ref>
:Eastern and southern Africa, southern Arabian Peninsula
==Threats==
Lammergeiers are classified as "Least concern" in the IUCN Red List, due to the extremely large range the bird has in Eurasia and Africa; the population overall has been estimated to be about 10,000 birds, yet an accurate count is difficult due to the nature of the terrain in which they live as well as the vast distances flown by individual birds when foraging. Persecution in areas where sheep and goat herders drive their flocks have caused a regional extinction of lammergeiers within the southern Balkans of Europe, Syria, and Jordan<ref>http://www.ebd.csic.es/carnivoros/personal/donazar/joseadonazar/s_p_pdfs/26_High%20frequency%20of%20polyandrous%20trios%20in%20an%20endangered%20population%20of%20lammergeiers%20Gypaetus%20barbatus%20in.pdf</ref>; they have been recently reintroduced to the Alps of Switzerland, Austria, and Italy.
==References==
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Birds of Prey]][[Category:Vultures]]
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