Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Himalayan Griffon (Gyps himalayensis) - HBW 2, p. 127
French: Vautour de l'Himalaya
German: Schneegeier
Spanish: Buitre del Himalaya
Other common names: Himalayan Griffon Vulture
Taxonomy: Gyps himalayensis Hume, 1869, Himalayas.
Sometimes considered a race of G. fulvus, but ranges overlap and plumages distinct. May form superspecies with G. indicus, G. fulvus, G. coprotheres and G. rueppellii. Monotypic.
Distribution: Himalayas from N Pakistan and N India through S Tibet and Nepal to Bhutan, N Assam and C China; also NE through Pamirs to Tien Shan, and possibly also into Tarbagatai and Altai.
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Two birds on a branch, preening Locality Royal Bardia National Park, Nepal (Monotypic species)
Stefan Behrens 2002 5 years ago 36 sec 4.4 -
A bird standing with two Large-billed Crows Locality Narkanda, Himachal Pradesh, India (Monotypic species)
John Corder 31 December 2006 4 years ago 41 sec 4.4 -
A bird soaring Locality Narkanda, Himachal Pradesh, India (Monotypic species)
John Corder 31 December 2006 4 years ago 34 sec 3.9 -
A flock of birds feeding at a kill, with one bird flapping its wings Locality Tibetan Plateau, China (Northern) (Monotypic species)
David Fisher 30 June 2006 5 years ago 37 sec 3.8 -
A bird in flight, close to some cliffs Locality Yushu, Qinghai, China (Northern) (Monotypic species)
John Gregory 30 July 2002 4 years ago 5 sec 3.4 -
A bird soaring Locality Nangqian Forest Reserve, Qinghai, China (Northern) (Monotypic species)
John Gregory 2 August 2002 4 years ago 33 sec 3.3
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A bird warming up on a pine tree branch
Locality Pele La, Bhutan (Monotypic species)
Ian Fulton 4 April 2008 2 years ago 4 -
A close-up.
Locality Tierpark Berlin, Berlin, Germany (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 22 March 2008 3 years ago 3.7 -
In flight.
Locality Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh, India (Monotypic species)
Carmelo López 31 May 2010 8 weeks ago 3.6 -
Vulture with their egg in the cliff. First records of Himalayan Griffon with nesting cliffs in Farwestern mid hills of Nepal.
Locality Far-Western Region, Nepal
Dikpal Karmacharya 14 January 2011 23 weeks ago 3.5 -
Tierpark Berlin
Locality Germany
Rumtreyberin 1 May 2010 1 year ago 3.4 -
Rare
Locality Kutch District, Gujarat, India (ssp Naliya grasslands )
jugal Tiwari 18 November 2009 1 year ago 3.3
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