Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hawks, Eagles and Kites :: Slender-billed Vulture

Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris

Described by: Gray, G. R. (1844)
Alternate common name(s): Long-billed Vulture, Long-billed Griffon, Himalayan Long-billed Vulture
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

India - Dec, 1999 © W. S. Clark 
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Range

N. India to se. Asia;
Terai of s. Nepal and n. India w. at least to Uttar Pradesh s. to s. West Bengal and e. to Assam, n. and c. Bangladesh and probably still occurs in Burma.
Recent records from Cambodia (n. plains in Chhep District in Preah Vihear Province), Laos and s. Vietnam (Cochinchina and s. Annam).
Probably extirpated from Thailand and Malaysia.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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