Himalayan Vulture
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Himalayan Vulture

Gyps himalayensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Khao Yai National Park
7 Verified records at Khao Yai National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Himalayan vulture (Gyps himalayensis) or Himalayan griffon vulture is an Old World vulture native to the Himalayas and foothills in North and Northeastern India, as well as the adjacent Tibetan Plateau. After the cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus), it is the second-largest Old World vulture species, and among the world's largest true raptors. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. It is not to be confused with the Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus), which is a visually similar, sympatric species. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Himalayan Vulture sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khao Yai National Park

Crested Serpent Eagle
LC Endemic

Crested Serpent Eagle

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Spilornis cheela

20–30% · Possible
Oriental Honey-buzzard
LC

Oriental Honey-buzzard

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pernis ptilorhynchus

10–20% · With luck
Black Eagle

Black Eagle

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ictinaetus malayensis

5–10% · With luck
Mountain Hawk-Eagle
NT

Mountain Hawk-Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nisaetus nipalensis

5–10% · With luck
Black-winged Kite
LC

Black-winged Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Elanus caeruleus

5–10% · With luck
Black Kite
LC

Black Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Milvus migrans

5–10% · With luck
Rufous-bellied Eagle
NT

Rufous-bellied Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophotriorchis kienerii

5–10% · Rare
Jerdon's Baza
LC

Jerdon's Baza

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aviceda jerdoni

5–10% · Rare
Crested Hawk-Eagle
LC Endemic

Crested Hawk-Eagle

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nisaetus cirrhatus

Insufficient data
Black Baza
LC

Black Baza

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aviceda leuphotes

<5% · Rare
Greater Spotted Eagle

Greater Spotted Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aquila clanga

<5% · Rare
Rufous-winged Buzzard
LC

Rufous-winged Buzzard

Bird

Butastur liventer

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
20–30
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
40–50%
2 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
3 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
4 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
5 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
10–20%
6 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
7 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
8 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
9 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
10 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
11 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
12 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
14 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
15 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
16 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Himalayan Vulture in Khao Yai National Park?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Himalayan Vulture sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Himalayan Vulture in Khao Yai National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Himalayan Vulture in Khao Yai National Park in our monthly data.

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