Wildlifeof Nepal
Slender-billed Vulture
Birds of Prey
Photo: (c) Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Gyps tenuirostris
Basic stats
Diet
Carrion
Habitat
Nests in large trees, 7–25m
Range
Sub-Himalayan regions and Southeast Asia
Size
80–95cm; wingspan 196–258cm
At 80–95 cm long, with a wingspan of 196–258 cm, it is about the same size as its sister species (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is sedentary and does not travel far or migrate. As of 2021, fewer than 870 mature individuals were thought to remain (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Slender-billed Vulture eat?
- Carrion
- What habitat does the Slender-billed Vulture live in?
- Nests in large trees, 7–25m
- Where is the Slender-billed Vulture found?
- Sub-Himalayan regions and Southeast Asia
- How big is the Slender-billed Vulture?
- 80–95cm; wingspan 196–258cm