Gyps bengalensis

E248210

Old World vulture species of bird vulture

Gyps bengalensis, commonly known as the white-rumped vulture, is a critically endangered South Asian vulture species that suffered catastrophic population declines due to diclofenac poisoning.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Gyps bengalensis canonical	1
Gyps tenuirostris	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Old World vulture ⓘ species of bird ⓘ vulture ⓘ
breedingRange	South Asia ⓘ surface form: Indian subcontinent
breedingSite	tall trees ⓘ
causeOfPopulationDecline	veterinary use of diclofenac ⓘ
class	Aves ⓘ
clutchSize	usually one egg ⓘ
commonName	white-rumped vulture ⓘ surface form: white-rumped griffon white-rumped vulture ⓘ
conservationAction	ban on veterinary diclofenac in several range countries ⓘ captive breeding programs ⓘ vulture safe zones ⓘ
describedBy	John Latham ⓘ
diet	carrion ⓘ
ecologicalImportance	reduces spread of disease from carcasses ⓘ
family	Accipitridae ⓘ
feedingBehavior	scavenger ⓘ
flightStyle	soaring ⓘ
genus	Gyps ⓘ
historicalRange	Southeast Asia ⓘ
IUCNRedListCategory	CR ⓘ
IUCNRedListSystem	IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria ⓘ surface form: IUCN 3.1
IUCNStatus	Critically Endangered ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
morphologicalFeature	bare head and neck ⓘ broad wings ⓘ dark body plumage ⓘ white rump ⓘ
nativeRange	People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) ⓘ surface form: Bangladesh India ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ South Asia ⓘ
order	Accipitriformes ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
populationChange	catastrophic decline since 1990s ⓘ
populationTrend	decreasing ⓘ
primaryHabitat	cultivated areas ⓘ open countryside ⓘ villages and towns ⓘ
primaryThreat	diclofenac poisoning ⓘ
roleInEcosystem	scavenger that disposes of animal carcasses ⓘ
roostingSite	large trees near human settlements ⓘ
socialBehavior	colonial nester ⓘ gregarious ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
yearDescribed	1790 ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Old World vultures → includes → Gyps bengalensis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gyps tenuirostris