Gyps bengalensis

Assessment information
CMS InstrumentsBirds of Prey (Raptors) (2015), CMS
IUCN StatusCritically endangered
Date of entry in Appendix I2017
Date of entry in Appendix II1979
Common names
EnglishWhite-rumped Vulture
FrenchVautour chaugoun
SpanishBuitre dorsiblanco bengalí
GermanBengalgeier
Formerly listed aspart of the order Falconiformes
Taxonomy
ClassAves
OrderAccipitriformes
FamilyAccipitridae
Scientific name Gyps bengalensis
SynonymsPseudogyps bengalensis

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