Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Slender-billed Vulture

Gyps tenuirostris

The Slender-billed Vulture (Gyps tenuirostris) is a 5.5 kg woodland bird that eats mostly carrion. It stays put all year.

Family

Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Order

Accipitriformes

Weight

5.5 kg

Habitat

Woodland

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

4

Recorded in India, Nepal, Cambodia, Myanmar.

Where to see it: Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve - General (Nepal); Chitwan National Park - General (Nepal); Tmatboey (Cambodia); Manohara River (Nepal); Mt. Phulchowki - Lowest Few Miles of Road (Nepal).

Photo: (c) Rejoice Gassah, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist