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The white-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis) is an Old World vulture native to South and Southeast Asia. It has been listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2000, as the population severely declined. White-rumped vultures die of kidney failure caused by diclofenac poisoning. [1]
Gyps is a genus of Old World vultures that was proposed by Marie Jules César Savigny in 1809. Its members are sometimes known as griffon vultures . Gyps vultures have a slim head, a long slender neck with downy feathers, and a ruff around the neck formed by long buoyant feathers.
A genus of vultures called Gyps was the most affected by diclofenac. [26] The population of the white-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis) fell 99.7% between 1993 and 2002. The populations of the Indian vulture (Gyps indicus) and the slender-billed vulture (Gyps tenuirostris) fell 97.4%.
Gyps bengalensis (Gmelin, JF, 1788) 42 Indian vulture: Accipitridae: Gyps indicus (Scopoli, 1786) 43 Slender-billed vulture: Accipitridae: Gyps tenuirostris Gray, GR, 1844: 44 Rüppell's vulture: Accipitridae: Gyps rueppelli (Brehm, AE, 1852) 45 Himalayan vulture: Accipitridae: Gyps himalayensis Hume, 1869: 46 Griffon vulture: Accipitridae ...
Five critically endangered species inhabit the site, including three vultures – the red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus), white-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis) and Indian vulture (Gyps indicus) – and two waterbirds, the sociable lapwing (Vanellus gregarius) and Baer’s pochard (Aythya baeri).
Slender-billed vulture, scientific name Gyps tenuirostris, formerly classified under the long-billed vulture; 97% have been wiped out by diclofenac. [14] White-rumped vulture, scientific name Gyps bengalensis, formerly known as the oriental white-backed vulture; 99.9% have been wiped out by diclofenac. [14] Threatened species
Gyps: Griffon vulture Gyps fulvus: Mountains in southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia: White-rumped vulture Gyps bengalensis: Northern and central India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Southeast Asia: Rüppell's vulture Gyps rueppelli: The Sahel region of Central Africa: Indian vulture Gyps indicus: Central and peninsular India: Slender ...
The centre has been specifically designed to manage the population of G. bengalensis. [25] The centre operates the Gyps Vulture Restoration Programme under the management of WWF Pakistan and the Punjab Wildlife and Parks Department, [26] with aid of the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi, Hawk Conservancy Trust [27] and WWF USA. The vulture ...