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Asian Dowitcher

Animals; Birds

The Asiatic Dowitcher, Limnodromus semipalmatus, is a rare medium-large wader. Their breeding habitat is grassy wetlands in inland northern Asia. They migrate to southeast Asia as far south as ...

Lappet-faced Vulture

Animals; Birds

The Lappet-faced Vulture or Nubian Vulture (Torgos tracheliotos) is a mostly African Old World vulture belonging to the bird order Accipitriformes, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and ...

Eurasian Black Vulture

Animals; Birds

The Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) is also known as the Black Vulture, Monk Vulture, or Eurasian Black Vulture. It is a member of the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other ...

Himalayan Griffon Vulture

Animals; Birds

The Himalayan Vulture or Himalayan Griffon Vulture (Gyps himalayensis) is an Old World vulture in the family Accipitridae, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. It is closely related ...

Rüppell's Griffon Vulture

Animals; Birds

Rüppell's Vulture (Gyps rueppellii) is a medium-sized vulture that occurs throughout the Sahel region of central Africa. The current population of 30,000 is in decline due to ongoing loss of habitat ...

Red-headed Vulture

Animals; Birds

The Red-headed Vulture (Sarcogyps calvus), also known as the Asian King Vulture, Indian Black Vulture or Pondicherry Vulture, is a species of Old World vulture found in South Asia.

White-eyed Buzzard

Animals; Birds

The White-eyed Buzzard (Butastur teesa) is a medium sized hawk, unrelated to the true buzzards of the genus Buteo, found in South Asia.

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