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Long-billed Vulture

Gyps indicus (Scopoli, GA 1786)

The Indian vulture is an Old World vulture native to India, Pakistan and Nepal. It has been listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2002, as the population severely declined. Indian vultures died of kidney failure caused by diclofenac poisoning. It breeds mainly on hilly crags in central and peninsular India. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  (Scopoli, GA 1786)

Reference:
   Delic. Florae Faunae Insubr. 2 p.85

Protonym:
  Vultur indicus

Type locality:
  India.

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  C255F69A6BC7F0DC

Avibase ID:
  avibase-C255F69A

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/C255F69A

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175489


CRITICALLY ENDANGERED

Geographic range:

  • Gyps indicus: Pakistan and India (south of the Ganges River)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Long-billed Vulture
Catalan:
Voltor de l'Índia
Czech:
sup indický
Danish:
Indisk Grib
German:
Indiengeier
Spanish:
Buitre indio
Spanish (Spain):
Buitre Indio
Finnish:
intiankorppikotka
French:
Vautour indien
Croatian:
indijski sup
Hungarian:
hosszúcsőrű keselyű
Icelandic:
Klettagammur
Italian:
Avvoltoio beccolungo
Japanese (romaji):
indohagewashi
Japanese:
インドハゲワシ
Lithuanian:
Indinis grifas
Dutch:
Indische Gier
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Indiagribb
Norwegian:
Indiagribb
Polish:
sęp indyjski
Portuguese:
Grifo-de-bico-comprido
Portuguese (Portugal):
grifo-indiano
Russian:
Индийский сип
Slovak:
sup dlhozobý
Serbian:
Indijski sup
Swedish:
indisk gam
Ukrainian:
Сип індійський
Chinese:
印度兀鹫
Chinese (Traditional):
長嘴兀鷲

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Long-billed Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Long-billed Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Long-billed Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Long-billed Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Long-billed Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Long-billed Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Long-billed Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Long-billed Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Long-billed Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Long-billed Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Vautour indien ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Gyps indicus indicus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Gyps indicus indicus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Gyps indicus indicus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Gyps indicus indicus [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Long-billed Vulture ( Gyps indicus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Indian Vulture ( Gyps indicus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Gyps indicus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Gyps indicus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Gyps [indicus or tenuirostris] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Bulgarian: Индийски лешояд
Bengali: হদচ঱ ঱কুন
Bengali (transliteration): dēśi śakuna
Catalan: Voltor de bec llarg, Voltor de l'Índia
Czech: sup indický
Danish: Indisk Grib
German: Dünnschnabelgeier, Indiengeier
English: Indian Vulture, Long-billed Vulture
English, HBW: Indian Vulture
English (India): Indian Vulture (Indian Long-billed Vulture)
English (IOC): Indian Vulture
English (United States): Indian Vulture
Esperanto: Longbeka grifo
Spanish: Buitre indio, Buitre Picofino
Spanish (Spain): Buitre Indio
Spanish (HBW): Indian Vulture
Estonian: sale-kaeluskotkas
Finnish: Intiankorppikotka
French: Vautour indien
Hebrew: נשר הודי
Croatian: indijski sup
Hungarian: hosszúcsőrű keselyű
Icelandic: Klettagammur
Italian: Avvoltoio beccolungo, Grifone indiano
Japanese (romaji): indohagewashi, indoshiroerihagewashi
Japanese: インドハゲワシ
Karachay-Balkar: индий къымыжабоюн-къуш
Scientific: Gyps indicus, Gyps indicus indicus, Vultur indicus
Lithuanian: Indinis grifas
Latvian: Indijas grifs
Malayalam: തവിട്ട്‌ കഴുകൻ
Marathi: भारतीय गिधाड
Nepali: लामो ठू“डे गिद्ध
Dutch: Indische Gier
Norwegian Nynorsk: Indiagribb
Norwegian: Indiagribb
Polish: sep indyjski, sęp indyjski
Portuguese: Grifo-de-bico-comprido
Portuguese (Portugal): grifo-indiano
Russian: Индийский гриф, Индийский сип
Slovak: sup dlhozobý
Serbian: Indijski sup
Swedish: Indisk gam
Tamil: Neenda Alagu Kazhugu
Thai: อีแร้งสีน้ำตาล
Turkish: Hint akbabası, Uzun-gagalı Akbaba
Tatar: Һиндстан комае
Ukrainian: Сип індійський
Vietnamese: Kền kền ấn độ
Chinese: 印度兀鹜, 印度兀鹫
Chinese (Traditional): 長嘴兀鷲

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