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| Gyps himalayensis |
Hume, 1869 |
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Family: Accipitridae |
Order: Falconiformes |
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Himalayan griffon |
Vautour de l'Himalaya |
Buitre del Himalaya |
Schneegeier |
| Migration: range extension |
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altitudinal movements |
Sedentary, with limited altitudinal movements; a few juveniles straggle S onto plains of N India in winter.
Vagrant to Afghanistan and Turkestan. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1994)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1994) - www.hbw.com,
- Copyright: GROMS/BfN -
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| Regions: East Asia, South & Southeast Asia, West & Central Asia |
| Feedback: mail to Klaus Riede |
| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |