White-rumped vulture: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the white-rumped vulture lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Gyps bengalensis
Group	Birds of prey
Status	Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Bird
Order	Accipitriformes
Family	Accipitridae

Where does the white-rumped vulture live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the white-rumped vulture in 5 countries and territories across Asia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the white-rumped vulture endangered?

The white-rumped vulture’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the white-rumped vulture?

The white-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis) is a bird in the order Accipitriformes and the family Accipitridae, genus Gyps. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the white-rumped vulture

The white-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis) is an Old World vulture native to South and Southeast Asia. It has been listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2000, as the population severely declined. White-rumped vultures are threatened by diclofenac poisoning, which kills them by causing kidney failure.

As of 2021, the global population was estimated at less than 6,000 mature individuals. In comparison, during the 1980s, the global population was estimated at several million individuals, and it was thought to be "the most abundant large bird of prey in the world".

It is closely related to the European griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus). At one time it was believed to be closer to the white-backed vulture of Africa and was known as the Oriental white-backed vulture.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article White-rumped vulture (revision 1339143862), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q327118 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).