Asian white-backed vulture  (Gyps bengalensis)

Facts

Also known as:white-rumped vulture
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Falconiformes
Family Accipitridae
Genus Gyps (1)
Size Length: 75 – 85 cm (2)

Status

Classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1), and listed on Appendix II of CITES (3).