565 observationsCritically Endangered
Indian Vulture
Gyps indicus
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Aves ›Order: Accipitriformes ›Family: Accipitridae ›Genus: Gyps
About
The Indian vulture (Gyps indicus) is an Old World vulture native to India, Pakistan and Nepal. It has been listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2002, as the population severely declined. Indian vultures died of renal failure caused by diclofenac poisoning. It breeds mainly on hilly crags in central and peninsular India. The birds in the northern part of its range once considered a subspecies are now treated as a separate species,...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Indian Vulture is Gyps indicus.
- The Indian Vulture has a conservation status of Critically Endangered.
- Indian Vulture belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Indian Vulture belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Indian Vulture belongs to the class Aves.
- Indian Vulture belongs to the order Accipitriformes.
- Indian Vulture belongs to the family Accipitridae.
- Indian Vulture belongs to the genus Gyps.