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Himalayan Griffon

Gyps himalayensis Hume, AO 1869

The Himalayan vulture or Himalayan griffon vulture is an Old World vulture native to the Himalayas and the adjoining Tibetan Plateau. It is one of the two largest Old World vultures and true raptors. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Accipitriformes
Family:
  Accipitridae
Genus:
   Gyps
Scientific:
  Gyps himalayensis

Original description

Citation:
  Hume, AO 1869

Reference:
   Scrapbook: Rough Notes Ind. Ool. Orn.

Protonym:
  Gyps Himalayensis

Type locality:
  Himalayas.

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  9BB5551EA97A0A1C

Avibase ID:
  avibase-9BB5551E

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/9BB5551E

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175488


NEAR THREATENED

Geographic range:

  • Gyps himalayensis: Himalayas from northwestern India to Tibet and west-central China
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Himalayan Griffon
Catalan:
Voltor de l'Himàlaia
Czech:
sup himálajský
Danish:
Himalayagrib
German:
Schneegeier
Spanish:
Buitre del Himalaya
Spanish (Spain):
Buitre del Himalaya
Finnish:
himalajankorppikotka
French:
Vautour de l'Himalaya
Croatian:
himalajski sup
Hungarian:
havasi fakókeselyű
Icelandic:
Fjallgammur
Italian:
Grifone dell'Himalaya
Japanese (romaji):
himarayahagewashi
Japanese:
ヒマラヤハゲワシ
Lithuanian:
Snieginis grifas
Dutch:
Himalayagier
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Himalayagribb
Norwegian:
Himalayagribb
Polish:
sęp himalajski
Portuguese:
Grifo-himalaio
Portuguese (Portugal):
grifo-dos-himalaias
Russian:
Кумай
Slovak:
sup snežný
Serbian:
Himalajski sup
Swedish:
snögam
Ukrainian:
Кумай
Chinese:
高山兀鹫
Chinese (Traditional):
高山兀鷲

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Himalayan Griffon ( Gyps himalayensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
Himalayan Vulture ( Gyps himalayensis)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Himalayan Vulture ( Gyps himalayensis)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Himalayan Vulture ( Gyps himalayensis)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Himalayan Vulture ( Gyps himalayensis)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Himalayan Griffon ( Gyps himalayensis)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Vautour de l'Himalaya ( Gyps himalayensis)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Vautour de l'Himalaya ( Gyps himalayensis)
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Himalayan Griffon ( Gyps himalayensis)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Himalayan Griffon ( Gyps himalayensis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Himalayan Griffon ( Gyps himalayensis)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Himalayan Vulture ( Gyps himalayensis)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Himalayan Vulture ( Gyps himalayensis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Himalayan Griffon ( Gyps himalayensis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Himalayan Griffon ( Gyps himalayensis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Himalayan Griffon ( Gyps himalayensis)
Oriental Bird Club:
Himalayan Griffon ( Gyps himalayensis)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Gyps himalayensis
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Gyps himalayensis
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Gyps himalayensis
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Himalayan Griffon ( Gyps himalayensis)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Himalayan Griffon ( Gyps himalayensis)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Himalayan Griffon ( Gyps himalayensis)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Gyps himalayensis
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Gyps himalayensis

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Himalaja Aasvoël
Bulgarian: Хималайски лешояд
Bengali: চ঴ভারয়ী ঱কুন , হিমালয়ী গৃধিনী
Bengali (transliteration): himālaẏī śakuna
Breton: Gup Himalaya
Catalan: Voltor de l'Himàlaia
Czech: Sup himálajský
Welsh: Griffon yr Himalaia
Danish: Himalayagrib
German: Himalayageier, Schneegeier
English: Himalayan Griffon, Himalayan Griffon Vulture, Himalayan Vulture, Kumai Vulture, Snow Griffon, Snow Vulture
English, HBW: Himalayan Griffon
English (India): Himalayan Griffon (Himalayan Vulture)
English (IOC): Himalayan Vulture
English (UAE): Himalayan Griffon Vulture
English (United States): Himalayan Griffon
Esperanto: Himalaja grifo
Spanish: Buitre de los Himalayas, Buitre del Himalaya
Spanish (Spain): Buitre del Himalaya
Spanish (HBW): Himalayan Griffon
Estonian: kumai-kaeluskotkas
Persian: دال هیمالیایی, کرکس هیمالیایی
Finnish: Himalajankorppikotka
French: Griffon de l'Himalaya, Vautour de l’Himalaya, Vautour de l'Himalaya
Frisian: Sniegier
Irish: Badhb Himiléach
Galician: Abutre do Himalaia
Hebrew: נשר הימלאיה
Croatian: himalajski sup
Hungarian: havasi fakókeselyű
Icelandic: Fjallgammur
Italian: Grifone dell'Himalaya
Japanese (romaji): himaraya shiro-eri hage-washi, himarayahagewashi, himarayashiroerihagewashi
Japanese: ヒマラヤシロエリハゲワシ, ヒマラヤハゲワシ
Japanese (Kanji): ヒマラヤ白襟禿鷲
Kara-Kalpak: қумай
Mongolian, Halh: хажир
Kazakh: Гималай құмайы, қар құмай, қар құмайы, Құмай
Kazakh (Transliteration): qumay
Korean: 고산대머리수리
Korean (Transliteration): gosan-dae-meori-suri
Kirghiz: Гималай кажыры, кумай
Scientific: Gyps himalayensis
Lithuanian: Snieginis grifas
Latvian: Himalaju grifs
Macedonian: Himalaju grifs
Malayalam: ഹിമാലയൻ കഴുകൻ
Mongolian: хажир, Хималайн хажир, Цасны хажир бүргэд, Цастны хажир бүргэд
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠭᠢᠮᠠᠯᠠᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠬᠠᠵᠢᠷ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠴᠠᠰᠣᠨ ᠦ  ᠬᠠᠵᠢᠷ ᠪᠦᠷᠭᠦᠳ
Mongolian (Transliteration): khimalaiŋ khajir, tsasni khajir bürged, tsastni khajir bürged
Malay: Burung Hereng Himalaya, Hereng Himalaya
Nepali: हिमाली गिद्ध
Dutch: Himalaja-gier, Himalayagier, Sneeuwgier
Norwegian Nynorsk: Himalayagribb
Norwegian: Himalayagribb
Polish: sep himalajski, sęp himalajski
Pinyin: gāo-shān wù-jiù
Portuguese: Grifo-dos-himalaias, Grifo-himalaio
Portuguese (Portugal): grifo-dos-himalaias
Rhaeto-Romance: Tschess dal Himalaya
Romanian: Vultur himalaian
Russian: Гималайский гриф, Гималайский сип, Гриф гималайский, Кумай, Кумай (снежный гриф), снежный гриф, снежный сип
Northern Sami: Himalajaráhtogoaskin
Slovak: sup himalájsky, sup snežný
Slovenian: Himalajski plešec
Serbian: Himalajski sup
Swedish: Snögam
Tajik: гачир, грифи барфии, каргаси сафедсари ҳимолоӣ, каргаси ҳимолоӣ, лошахӯри ришкалон, лошахӯри ҳимолоӣ, мурғи хумо
Thai: อีแร้งเทาหิมาลัย, อีแร้งน้ำตาลหิมาลัย, อีแร้งสีน้ำตาลหิมาลัย
Thai (Transliteration): ii-ráeeŋ sĭi-nám-taan hì-maa-lay
Turkish: Himalaya akbabası, Құмай
Tatar: комай
Ukrainian: Кумай
Uzbek: қор ғажири, қор калхати, қор қумойи, қумой, оқ қумой, Ҳимолой қумойи, Ҳимолой тасқараси
Chinese: 高山兀鹫
Chinese (Traditional): 高山兀鷲

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