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Photo taken: Corbett N.P., India
 
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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Himalayan Griffon Vulture
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Gyps himalayensis
 
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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Central Asia, mainly in the Himalayas. Breeds in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan, north Pakistan, northern India, Nepal, Bhutan and in much of western and central China. Resident except for limited altitudinal movement, probably some dispersal by young birds.
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Central [[Asia]], mainly in the [[Himalayas]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
 
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==Habitat==

Revision as of 14:15, 2 October 2007

Gyps himalayensis
Photo by dineshagg
Photo taken: Corbett N.P., India


Identification

Distribution

Central Asia, mainly in the Himalayas.

Taxonomy

Habitat

High plateaux and mountains up to 6,000m

Behaviour

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