Indian White-rumped Vulture
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Indian White-rumped Vulture

Gyps bengalensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Royal Bardia National Park
4 Verified records at Royal Bardia National Park
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

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 are threatened by diclofenac poisoning, which kills them by causing kidney failure. As of 2021, the global population was estimated at less than 6,000 mature individuals. In comparison, during the 1980s, the global population was estimated at several million individuals, and it was thought to be "the most abundant large bird of prey in the world". It is closely related to the European griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus). Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Royal Bardia National Park

Himalayan Vulture
NT

Himalayan Vulture

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gyps himalayensis

5–10% · With luck
Crested Serpent Eagle
LC Endemic

Crested Serpent Eagle

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Spilornis cheela

40–50% · Likely
Crested Hawk-Eagle
LC Endemic

Crested Hawk-Eagle

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nisaetus cirrhatus

30–40% · Possible
Oriental Honey-buzzard
LC

Oriental Honey-buzzard

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pernis ptilorhynchus

20–30% · Possible
Gray-headed Fish-Eagle

Gray-headed Fish-Eagle

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Icthyophaga ichthyaetus

20–30% · Possible
Black Kite
LC

Black Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Milvus migrans

5–10% · With luck
White-eyed Buzzard
LC

White-eyed Buzzard

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Butastur teesa

<5% · Rare
Black-winged Kite
LC

Black-winged Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Elanus caeruleus

<5% · Rare
Booted Eagle
LC

Booted Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hieraaetus pennatus

<5% · Rare
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
LC

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Accipiter nisus

<5% · Rare
Indian Spotted Eagle

Indian Spotted Eagle

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aquila hastata

<5% · Rare
Bonelli's Eagle
LC

Bonelli's Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aquila fasciata

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Indian White-rumped Vulture at Royal Bardia National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
2 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
3 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
4 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
5 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
6 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
7 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
8 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
9 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
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