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.
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Several birds showing agression around a recently dead cow. Locality Veal Krous, Dongphlet, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 10 March 2011 2 years ago 48 sec 4.7 -
More than 60 birds feasting on a dead cow, together with some Slender-billed and Red-headed Vultures Locality Cambodia (Monotypic species)
Ron Hoff 31 January 2007 5 years ago 32 sec 4.5 -
An adult bird (dark neck) feeding on a dead cow. Locality Veal Krous, Dongphlet, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 10 March 2011 1 year ago 28 sec 4.5 -
An individual nesting. Locality Desert National Park, Rajasthan, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 22 February 2011 1 year ago 20 sec 4 -
A bird landing on a tree, looking around and shaking the plumage. Locality Desert National Park, Rajasthan, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 22 February 2011 1 year ago 22 sec 4 -
Adults (dark neck) and juveniles (green and golden neck) feeding on a carcass, with Red-headed and Slender-billed Vultures. Locality Veal Krous, Dongphlet, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 10 March 2011 1 year ago 30 sec 4 -
A big group feeding on a carcass and fighting to eat (with a few Red-headed Vultures). Locality Veal Krous, Dongphlet, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 10 March 2011 1 year ago 38 sec 4 -
A juvenile bird (green and golden neck) feeding on a dead cow while adults (dark neck) wait for its turn. Locality Veal Krous, Dongphlet, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 10 March 2011 1 year ago 49 sec 3.8 -
An individual perched in a treetop, flying and changing perch. Locality Desert National Park, Rajasthan, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 22 February 2011 1 year ago 26 sec 3.8 -
A bird in a tree, looking around. Locality Kumeria Forest Reserve, Almora District, Uttarakhand, India (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 February 2008 4 years ago 26 sec 3.7 -
A bird perched in a leafless tree. Locality Kumeria Forest Reserve, Almora District, Uttarakhand, India (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 February 2008 4 years ago 26 sec 3.7 -
Several birds landing on its roosting site. Locality Desert National Park, Rajasthan, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 22 February 2011 1 year ago 23 sec 3.5 -
An adult collecting material for a nest Locality Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India (Monotypic species)
Albert Martínez Vilalta 24 April 2003 9 years ago 17 sec 3.3 -
A bird in flight. Locality Desert National Park, Rajasthan, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 22 February 2011 1 year ago 15 sec 3.3 -
Two birds fighting and one of them showing agressive behaviour. Locality Veal Krous, Dongphlet, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 10 March 2011 1 year ago 30 sec 3.3 -
Several birds perched in a tree. Locality Veal Krous, Dongphlet, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 10 March 2011 1 year ago 25 sec 3.3 -
An individual perched on a branch Locality Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India (Monotypic species)
Albert Martínez Vilalta 24 April 2003 9 years ago 23 sec 3.1 -
Three individuals perched on a branch and one preening itself Locality Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India (Monotypic species)
Albert Martínez Vilalta 24 April 2003 9 years ago 15 sec 3.1
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