White-rumped vulture – Gyps bengalensis – is a medium sized vulture of the Family Accipitridae, the Order Accipitriformes and is of Type – diurnal-raptor. It is native to the Oriental Region, but in the AWB Region it occurs in SE Iran. In India it has recently suffered a catastrophic decline due to the diclofenac veterinary crisis, (see below).
Order..: Accipitriformes
Family.: Accipitridae
Genus..: Gyps
Species – Gyps bengalensis
White-rumped Vulture – Species – ebird.org
White-rumped Vulture – Species Fact Sheet – birdlife.org
White-rumped Vulture – Species Sheet – wikipedia.org
White-rumped Vulture – Species Card – oiseaux-birds.com
White-rumped Vulture – Range and Calls – xeno-canto.org
Additional Material…
White-rumped Vulture – Saving Vultures – wcs.org
White-rumped Vulture – Images – google.ae
White-rumped Vulture – Red List Status – iucnredlist.org
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