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− | {{ | + | [[Image:Himalayan_Griffon_by_sudeepdatre.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|sudeepdatre|sudeepdatre}} <br/> Photo taken: Manali, [[India]], May 2004]] |
− | + | '''Alternative Names: Himalayan Vulture''' | |
;[[:Category:Gyps|Gyps]] himalayensis | ;[[:Category:Gyps|Gyps]] himalayensis | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | Body pale brownish, wing coverts pale buff to white, flight feathers and tail very dark. | ||
+ | ====Similar Species==== | ||
+ | [[Eurasian Griffon Vulture]] is smaller, has shorter tail, and narrower body. | ||
+ | [[Image:Himalayan_Griffon.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|dineshagg|dineshagg}} <br/> Photo taken: Corbett N.P., [[India]], ]] | ||
+ | ==Distribution== | ||
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Central [[Asia]], mainly in the [[Himalayas]]. | Central [[Asia]], mainly in the [[Himalayas]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup>. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
High plateaux and mountains up to 6,000m | High plateaux and mountains up to 6,000m | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | Eats carrion | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=1830477 Birdforum] thread discussing id of this species | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Gyps+himalayensis}} | {{GSearch|Gyps+himalayensis}} | ||
*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=865&Bird_Image_ID=1145&Bird_Family_ID=96 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | *[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=865&Bird_Image_ID=1145&Bird_Family_ID=96 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Gyps]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Gyps]] |
Revision as of 19:30, 24 May 2010
Alternative Names: Himalayan Vulture
- Gyps himalayensis
Identification
Body pale brownish, wing coverts pale buff to white, flight feathers and tail very dark.
Similar Species
Eurasian Griffon Vulture is smaller, has shorter tail, and narrower body.
Distribution
Central Asia, mainly in the Himalayas.
Taxonomy
Habitat
High plateaux and mountains up to 6,000m
Behaviour
Eats carrion
References
- Birdforum thread discussing id of this species
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.