Scientific Name: Gyps himalayensis
Malay Name: Hering Himalaya
Chinese Name: 高山兀鹫
Alternative Name(s): Himalayan Griffon or Himalayan Griffon Vulture
Range: Found within the higher regions of the Himalayas with juveniles having the tendency to disperse south to lower altitudes in northern India, Nepal and as far as Southeast Asia
Taxonomy: Monotypic.
Size: 115-125 cm
Identification: Juvenile when seen in flight has distinctive long, broad wings, short wedge-shaped tail, whitish streaks on brownish mantle and scapulars, broader, more prominent whitish streaks on brownish underparts and underwing coverts contrasting with blackish flight feathers and tail.
Similar looking species: Cinereous Vulture
Habitat: Open country
Behaviour/Ecology:
Local Status: Vagrant
Conservation Status: Near Threatened (BirdLife International 2021)
Migrant bar chart (see more bar charts):
Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page
Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link
Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link
eBird Species page: eBird (Himalayan Griffon)
References:
BirdLife International. (2021). Gyps himalayensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22695215A204643889.en. Accessed on 1 January 2023
Jeyarajasingam, A., & Pearson, A. (2012). A Field Guide to the Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Oxford University Press.
Lim, K. S. (2009). The Avifauna of Singapore. Nature Society (Singapore).
Robson, C. (2014). Field guide to the birds of South-East Asia (Second Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing, London.
RECOMMENDED CITATION
Bird Society of Singapore. (n.d.). Himalayan Vulture. Retrieved on December 3, 2024 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/himalayan-vulture.