Slender-billed Vulture (Gyps tenuirostris)

Slender-billed Vulture, a reference photo — Photo: Mike Prince from Bangalore, India · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

The slender-billed vulture (Gyps tenuirostris) is an Old World vulture species native to sub-Himalayan regions and Southeast Asia. It is Critically Endangered since 2002 as the population on the Indian subcontinent has declined rapidly. As of 2021, fewer than 870 mature individuals are thought to remain.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Slender-billed Vulture being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Gyps indicus
Gyps africanus
Gyps bengalensis
Gyps rueppelli
Gyps himalayensis

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Gyps
Species: Gyps tenuirostris

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