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Indian Vulture

Gyps indicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Bandhavgarh National Park
313 Verified records at Bandhavgarh National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Indian vulture or long-billed vulture (Gyps indicus) is a bird of prey native to the Indian subcontinent. It is an Old World vulture belonging to the family of Accipitridae. It is a medium-sized vulture with a small, semi-bald head with little feathers, long beak, and wide dark colored wings. It breeds mainly on small cliffs and hilly crags in central India and south India. The Indian vulture is a keystone species that has been listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2002, as the population has severely declined during the Indian vulture crisis. It is estimated that there are 5,000-15,000 mature individuals in the wild. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Vulture sighting in Bandhavgarh National Park, based on 313 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Bandhavgarh National Park

Indian White-rumped Vulture
CR

Indian White-rumped Vulture

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gyps bengalensis

5–10% · With luck
Griffon Vulture
LC

Griffon Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gyps fulvus

<5% · Rare
Himalayan Vulture
NT

Himalayan Vulture

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gyps himalayensis

<5% · Rare
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

20–30% · Possible
Oriental Honey-buzzard
LC

Oriental Honey-buzzard

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pernis ptilorhynchus

20–30% · Possible
Red-headed Vulture
CR

Red-headed Vulture

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Sarcogyps calvus

20–30% · Possible
White-eyed Buzzard
LC

White-eyed Buzzard

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Butastur teesa

20–30% · Possible
Egyptian Vulture
EN Endemic

Egyptian Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Neophron percnopterus

10–20% · With luck
Black-winged Kite
LC

Black-winged Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Elanus caeruleus

10–20% · With luck
Indian Spotted Eagle

Indian Spotted Eagle

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aquila hastata

Insufficient data
Black Kite
LC

Black Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Milvus migrans

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
40–50
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
Dec

🌅 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 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
2 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
3 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
4 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
5 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
6 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
7 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
8 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
9 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Indian Vulture in Bandhavgarh National Park?

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Vulture sighting in Bandhavgarh National Park, based on 313 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Indian Vulture in Bandhavgarh National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Indian Vulture in Bandhavgarh National Park in our monthly data.

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