Red-headed Vulture

Birds
Written by Vicki Guthrie
 

© OV Gjershaug

 
 

English name: Red-headed Vulture

Scientific name: Sarcogyps calvus

Geographic range: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan Vietnam

Taxonomic group: Bird

 
See more on the IUCN Red List

 

ASAP Partners working to conserve this species

Partners
Himalayan Raptors
Himalayan Raptors
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Rising Phoenix Co. Ltd
Rising Phoenix Co. Ltd
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Mandai Nature
Mandai Nature
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Saving Asia’s Vultures from Extinction (SAVE)
Saving Asia’s Vultures from Extinction (SAVE)
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Wild-CER
Wild-CER
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Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
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Friends of Wildlife
Friends of Wildlife
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The Corbett Foundation
The Corbett Foundation
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Bird Conservation Nepal
Bird Conservation Nepal
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Arulagam
Arulagam
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Friends of Nature (Nepal)
Friends of Nature (Nepal)
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Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association
Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association
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Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity
Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity
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News and projects

Articles & Stories
Building National Working Group Effectiveness and Collaboration for 5 Critically Endangered Bird Species
Building National Working Group Effectiveness and Collaboration for 5 Critically Endangered Bird Species

Organisation: NatureLife Cambodia Organization

Country: Cambodia

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Vulture conservation in southern Shan State, Myanmar
Vulture conservation in southern Shan State, Myanmar

Organisation: Biodiversity And Nature Conservation Association

Country: Myanmar

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Saving Asia’s Vultures from Extinction (SAVE) meeting in Cambodia
Saving Asia’s Vultures from Extinction (SAVE) meeting in Cambodia

Organisation: NatureLife Cambodia Organization

Country: Cambodia

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Rapid surveys to establish toxic drug presence and current impacts to Myanmar’s vulture populations
Rapid surveys to establish toxic drug presence and current impacts to Myanmar’s vulture populations

Organisation: BirdLife International (Asia) and Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association (BANCA)

Country: Myanmar

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