Asian white-backed vulture  (Gyps bengalensis)

Facts

Also known as: white-rumped vulture
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderFalconiformes
FamilyAccipitridae
GenusGyps (1)
SizeLength: 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).

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