Prakruti Parichay
AccipitridaeGyps

lender-billed VUiture

Gyps tenuirostTis

93–100 cmVery Large
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Resident. Lower Himalayas from NW India east through Nepal; NE India and Ganges delta. Bill, ead and neck are more slender than in Indian. and has angular crown)and prominent ear canals) Darker and colder brown than Indian. and body appears more slender. with prom inent white thigh-patches (especially prominent in flight) in flight, trailing edges of the wings appear rounded and pinched in at the body, and outer primaries appear noticeably longer than the inner primaries. Underside of flight feathers uniformly dark (these have a pale cast and dark tips in Indian). The undertail-coverts appear dark (pale in Indian) and in flight the feet reach the tipof tail (falling short of tail-tip in Indian). Adult has dark bill and care with pale culmen, lacks any down on head and neck. as dirty white ruff that is rather small and ragged, and dark claws (yellowish in Indian). Juvenile has mainly dark bill, some white down on head and neck, and pale streaking on underparts. Habits like White-rumped's. towns and villages Globally threatened Cities.

Average size
96.5 cm
Habitat
Cities.
Behaviour
Resident., ead and neck are more slender than in Indian. and has angular crown)and prominent ear canals) Darker and colder brown than Indian. and body appears more slender. with prom inent white thigh-patches (especially prominent in flight) in flight, trailing edges of the wings appear rounded and pinched in at the body, and outer primaries appear noticeably longer than the inner primaries. Underside of flight feathers uniformly dark (these have a pale cast and dark tips in Indian). The undertail-coverts appear dark (pale in Indian) and in flight the feet reach the tipof tail (falling short of tail-tip in Indian). Adult has dark bill and care with pale culmen, lacks any down on head and neck. as dirty white ruff that is rather small and ragged, and dark claws (yellowish in Indian). Juvenile has mainly dark bill, some white down on head and neck, and pale streaking on underparts. Habits like White-rumped's. towns and villages Globally threatened

About this bird

Resident. Lower Himalayas from NW India east through Nepal; NE India and Ganges delta. Bill, ead and neck are more slender than in Indian. and has angular crown)and prominent ear canals) Darker and colder brown than Indian. and body appears more slender. with prom inent white thigh-patches (especially prominent in flight) in flight, trailing edges of the wings appear rounded and pinched in at the body, and outer primaries appear noticeably longer than the inner primaries. Underside of flight feathers uniformly dark (these have a pale cast and dark tips in Indian). The undertail-coverts appear dark (pale in Indian) and in flight the feet reach the tipof tail (falling short of tail-tip in Indian). Adult has dark bill and care with pale culmen, lacks any down on head and neck. as dirty white ruff that is rather small and ragged, and dark claws (yellowish in Indian). Juvenile has mainly dark bill, some white down on head and neck, and pale streaking on underparts. Habits like White-rumped's. towns and villages Globally threatened Cities.

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lender-billed VUiture is bigger than Great Egret but smaller than Great Hornbill.

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lender-billed VUiture

Gyps tenuirostTis

93–100 cm