Tuesday, March 14, 2017

WHITE-RUMPED VULTURE

 Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, March 2017
1010                       WHITE-RUMPED VULTURE                Gypus bengalensis

NEPAL               73

Found around habitation, cultivation, and open country. 75-85 cm. Resident; rare in the centre and east; generally uncommon in west; though after sharp decline in late 20th and early 21st century populations are recovering at some sites due to conservation efforts.

NOTE: Globally threatened.






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