Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Long-billed Vulture (Gyps indicus) - HBW 2, p. 127
French: Vautour indien
German: Dünnschnabelgeier
Spanish: Buitre Picofino
Taxonomy: Vultur indicus Scopoli, 1786, India.
May form superspecies with G. himalayensis, G. fulvus, G. coprotheres and G. rueppellii. Race tenuirostris sometimes considered separate species because of differences in plumage and nest substrate, but further research required to justify this split. Birds of Punjab hills erroneously ascribed separate race, jonesi; this population actually belongs to G. fulvus. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- tenuirostris G. R. Gray, 1844 - lower Himalayas, from Kashmir through Nepal to Assam, and SE into Indochina and N Malay Peninsula.
- indicus (Scopoli, 1786) - SE Pakistan and India S of R Ganges, except extreme S.
- Critically Endangered Enlarge map
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An adult preening and laying on the nest. Locality Ramanagara, Karnataka, India (ssp indicus)
Josep del Hoyo 13 December 2009 1 year ago 41 sec 4.8 -
Several birds (taller, longer-billed and paler-plumaged) feeding together with Indian White-backed Vultures (smaller, shorter-bi Locality Veal Krous, Dongphlet, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia (ssp tenuirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 10 March 2011 43 weeks ago 1 min 7 sec 4.6 -
Several birds feeding on a dead cow, together with more than 60 Indian White-backed and some Red-headed Vultures Locality Cambodia (ssp tenuirostris)
Ron Hoff 31 January 2007 4 years ago 32 sec 4.6 -
A bird standing on a branch Locality Royal Bardia National Park, Nepal (ssp tenuirostris)
Stefan Behrens 2002 4 years ago 57 sec 4.6 -
Two birds resting on a branch, one defecating Locality Royal Bardia National Park, Nepal (ssp tenuirostris)
Stefan Behrens 5 years ago 39 sec 4.5 -
A bird on a branch, looking around Locality Royal Bardia National Park, Nepal (ssp tenuirostris)
Stefan Behrens 2002 4 years ago 33 sec 4.4
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A dorsal view.
Locality Rawatbhata, Chittorgarh District, Rajasthan, India
devkinandan 10 November 2010 1 year ago 4.5 -
A bird perched on a neem tree
Locality Thengumarahada, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp indicus)
vasanthan.p.j 27 March 2010 1 year ago 4 -
Critically endangered
Locality Naliya Grasslands, Kutch District, Gujarat, India
jugal Tiwari 8 February 2009 1 year ago 3.8 -
A bird on a cliff.
Locality Ramanagara, Karnataka, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 13 December 2009 1 year ago 3.8 -
very good population
Locality Bikaner District, Rajasthan, India
daulalbohara 14 November 2010 1 year ago 3 -
A bird in flight from below
Locality Thengumarahada, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp indicus)
vasanthan.p.j 27 March 2010 1 year ago 3
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