White-rumped Vulture

Birds
Written by Vicki Guthrie
 

© Goran Ekstrom

 
 

English name: White-rumped Vulture

Scientific name: Gyps bengalensis

Geographic range: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia

Taxonomic group: Bird

 
See more on the IUCN Red List

 

ASAP Partners working to conserve this species

Partners
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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Zoological Society of London (ZSL)
Zoological Society of London (ZSL)
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The Corbett Foundation
The Corbett Foundation
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Environment Protection and Study Center
Environment Protection and Study Center
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Arulagam
Arulagam
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Friends of Nature (Nepal)
Friends of Nature (Nepal)
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Bangladesh Environment and Development Society
Bangladesh Environment and Development Society
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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
Vulture conservation through vulture friendly farming practice awareness and safety from toxic drugs in Southern Shan state
Vulture conservation through vulture friendly farming practice awareness and safety from toxic drugs in Southern Shan state

Organisation: Biodiversity And Nature Conservation Association

Country: Myanmar

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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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Conservation of White-rumped Vultures in Bangladesh
Conservation of White-rumped Vultures in Bangladesh

Organisation: Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS)

Country: Bangladesh

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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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