Slender-billed Vulture (Gyps tenuirostris)

Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Size
80 - 95 cm

First Described (Guide)
Gray, 1844

Habitat
Dry open and partly wooded country, especially near human habitation.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh (B), Cambodia (B), India (B), Laos (B), Malaysia (E) (B), Myanmar (B), Nepal (B), Thailand (E) (B), Vietnam (E) (B).

Lower Himalayas, from Kashmir through Nepal to Assam, and south-eastern into Indochina and northern Malay Peninsula.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status CR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Almost entirely carrion.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Slender-billed Vulture (Gyps tenuirostris) [XC856740]
by id from Boeng Toal Vulture Restaurant, Cambodia (call)

Subspecies
Gyps indicus (Sibley and Monroe, 1990, 1993) has been split into Indian Vulture (Gyps indicus) and Slender-billed Vulture (Gyps tenuirostris) following Rasmussen and Parry (2001).

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Indian Vulture (Gyps indicus).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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