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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
08/05/2024 06:18:01 PM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
NT
Himalayan Griffon*
Id (Atlas):
Gyps himalayensis
Description (10 )
Himalayan Griffon
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Other Names (World)
Himalayan Griffon, Himalayan Griffon Vulture, Himalayan Vulture
Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)
Size
115 - 125 cm
Wingspan: 260 - 289 cm
First Described (Guide )
Hume, 1869
Habitat
Temperate grassland. From 1,200 - 4,500 m.
Afghanistan (B) (NB), Bhutan, China (mainland), India, Kazakhstan (B), Kyrgyzstan (B), Malaysia, Mongolia (B), Nepal, Pakistan, Russia (Asian), Tajikistan (B), Thailand, Uzbekistan.
Himalayas from northern Pakistan and northern India through southern Tibet and Nepal to Bhutan, northern Assam and central China; also Neast through Pamirs to Tien Shan, and possibly also into Tarbagatai and Altai.
 
Population
Estimated population is 100,000 (2010).
Status NT
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files
Listen to XC609662
Himalayan Vulture (Gyps himalayensis ) [XC609662 ]
by Tomas Carlberg from Yushu Zangzuzizhizhou, Qinghai Sheng, China (call)
Listen to XC175964
Himalayan Vulture (Gyps himalayensis ) [XC175964 ]
by id from Yushu, Qinghai, China (call)
Subspecies
Sometimes considered a subspecies of Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus ), but ranges overlap and plumages distinct. May form superspecies with Long-billed Vulture (Gyps indicus ), Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus ), Cape Vulture (Gyps coprotheres ) and Ruppell's Vulture (Gyps rueppelli ).
No subspecies.
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Himalayan Griffon see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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