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16-08-2023 | 11:13 AM

Himalayan Vulture

Himalayan vultures have not only survived in the hot and humid weather but also contributed to India’s first captive breeding success story of Himalayan vultures at Assam State Zoo in Guwahati.

Key Highlights:

• Himalayan Griffon vulture or Himalayan Vulture inhabits the higher regions of the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau.
• This species is distributed from western China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan, east through the Himalayan mountain range in India, Nepal and Bhutan, to central China and Mongolia.
• They can fly at an elevation of up to 5,500 metre with help of their wide and powerful wings.
• Its IUCN Status is Near Threatened.
• In India, a total of nine species of vultures are found. Out of these six species are resident (white–rumped vulture, Indian vulture, slender-billed vulture, redheaded vulture, bearded vulture and Egyptian vulture) and three species are migratory (cinereous vulture, griffon vulture and Himalayan vulture).