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The white-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis) is an Old World vulture native to South and Southeast Asia. It has been listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2000, as the population severely declined. White-rumped vultures die of kidney failure caused by diclofenac poisoning.[1] In the 1980s, the global population was estimated at several million individuals, and it was thought to be "the most abundant large bird of prey in the world".[2] As of 2016, the global population was estimated at less than 10,000 mature individuals
Scientific Name : Gyps bengalensis
Family : Accipitridae
Order : Accipitriformes
Class : Aves
Type : Hawks, Kites And Eagles
Conservation Status : Critically endangered (CR)
Size : 75 – 93
Compare Size : Kite +
Wingspan : 192 - 260
Weight : 3500 – 7500
Migratory : Resident
Sex Alike : Yes
Nesting Season : November - March and single egg is layed
Other Names :
English : Indian White-Backed Vulture
Hindi : सफ़ेद पीठ गिद्ध
Marathi : पांढरपाठी गिधाड, पांढर्या पाठीचे गिधाड
Feeding:
carcasses
| Male & Female | |
|---|---|
| Head | unfeathered; dark tinged pink |
| Neck | unfeathered but white ruff at base |
| Wing | broad |
| Tail | short |
| Back | whitish |
| Rump | whitish |
| Upperwing coverts | whitish |
| Secondaries | silvery-grey |
| Bill | silvery |
| Cere | black |
| Note : over all black plumage |
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