Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)

Indian White-backed Vulture (Gyps bengalensis) - HBW 2, p. 126

French: Vautour chaugoun German: Bengalengeier Spanish: Buitre Dorsiblanco Bengalí
Other common names: (Oriental) White-backed/White-rumped Vulture

Taxonomy: Vultur bengalensis Gmelin, 1788, Bengal.
Forms superspecies with G. africanus, with which sometimes considered conspecific; these two sometimes separated off in genus Pseudogyps. Monotypic.

Distribution: SE Iran, Afghanistan (perhaps irregularly) and Pakistan through Nepal and India to SC China (Yunnan), Indochina and N Malay Peninsula.

Critically Endangered

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Ahemadabad Locality Gujarat, India
Subramanya_CK 13 January 2010 3 years ago 4.5
A close up of an adult bird Locality Anaikutty, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (Monotypic species)
vasanthan.p.j 20 April 2010 3 years ago 4.4
Fighting off one of the Crows that was mobbing the vultures Locality Ahmedabad District, Gujarat, India
Yograj and manjeet jadeja 2 years ago 4.3
A bird in side profile Locality Masinagudi, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India
vasanthan.p.j 16 January 2012 1 year ago 4.2
Critically endangered Locality Naliya Grasslands, Kutch District, Gujarat, India
jugal Tiwari 12 September 2009 2 years ago 4
A Juvenile bird Locality Anaikutty, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (Monotypic species)
vasanthan.p.j 20 April 2010 3 years ago 4
Group feeding + an arriving bird + Sarcogyps calvus Locality Veal Krous, Dongphlet, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia (Monotypic species)
Georges Olioso 15 February 2009 4 years ago 4
Close-up of a bird held captive Locality Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra, India
Dalal Jay 28 April 2013 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.8
A small flock perched Locality Masinagudi, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (Monotypic species)
vasanthan.p.j 16 January 2012 1 year ago 3.7
An adult bird on a perch. Locality The Hawk Conservancy Trust, Weyhill, Hampshire, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Tomasz Doroń 31 May 2009 21 weeks ago 3.5
On a branch Locality Veal Krous, Dongphlet, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia
Guy Poisson 3 January 2012 1 year ago 3.5
Indian White-backed Vulture with Purple Sunbird ( A very rare Composition ) Locality Thol Bird Sanctuary, Mehsana District, Gujarat, India
Manish Panchal 18 February 2010 1 year ago 3.5
Indian White-backed Vulture: This species is an Old World vulture, different from the African White-backed Vulture – Gyps africa Locality Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India
Manjot 14 December 1993 2 years ago 3.4
A bird in flight Locality Masinagudi, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India
vasanthan.p.j 25 January 2011 2 years ago 3.4
Juvenile was perching on coconut tree Locality Kutch District, Gujarat, India
Shantilal Varu 6 April 2008 2 years ago 3.2
An individual perched in a treetop, opening wings. Locality Desert National Park, Rajasthan, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 22 February 2011 1 year ago 3
Indian White-backed Vulture: This species is an Old World vulture, different from the African White-backed Vulture – Gyps africa Locality Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India
Manjot 14 December 1993 2 years ago 3
A bird perched Locality Masinagudi, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (Monotypic species)
vasanthan.p.j 23 January 2010 3 years ago 3
A bird soaring Locality Tamil Nadu, India (Monotypic species)
vasanthan.p.j 28 December 2009 3 years ago 3
White rumped Vulture in flight Locality Bhuj, Kutch District, Gujarat, India
drpankajmaheria 31 March 2013 6 weeks ago 2.8
On the nest Locality Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India
Guy Poisson 18 November 2006 2 years ago 2.7
flying very high in sky Locality Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad District, Gujarat, India
drshaileshdarjimd 14 January 2012 1 year ago 2.6
A bird on rocks. Locality Tierpark Berlin, Berlin, Germany (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 July 1990 43 weeks ago 2.4
Couple sitting on a tall tree, female preening Locality Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India
Bruno Schmetz 5 December 2004 4 years ago 2.4
A juvenile bird soaring Locality Masinagudi, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (Monotypic species)
vasanthan.p.j 1 April 2010 3 years ago 2
Five birds perched on a tree Locality Masinagudi, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (Monotypic species)
vasanthan.p.j 23 January 2010 3 years ago 2
A bird soaring Locality Tamil Nadu, India
vasanthan.p.j 22 December 2009 3 years ago 2
Indian White-backed Vulture: This species is an Old World vulture, different from the African White-backed Vulture – Gyps africa Locality Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India
Manjot 14 December 1993 2 years ago 0