Sight Record of Cinereous Vulture Aegypiusmonachus at Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan, India

Srinu Srikanta Maharana | Suraj Kumar ^[8] | Neha Sharma ^[14] | Pooja Acharya

Abstract: The Cinereous Vulture Aegypiusmonachus belongs to the family Accipitridae, order Falconiformes is listed as Near Threatened under the IUCN Red List of threatened species (BirdLife International 2021). In India, the species is resident to the dry temperate of Himalaya and a rare winter visitor to the northern and central part (Ali and Ripley 1987, Grimmett et al.2009). The present note intends to report the occurrence of Cinereous Vulture in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur of Rajasthan.

Keywords: Cinereous Vulture, Aegypiusmonachus, Keoladeo National Park

Edition: Volume 11 Issue 5, May 2022,

Pages: 1630 - 1631