Cinereous vulture was recently spotted in Hazaribagh in Jharkhand, with Birdwatchers calling it a rare sighting.
About:
Nomenclature: Cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) draws its name from “monachus”, which means hooded (like a monk) in Latin.
Features: It is a distinctly dark large bird, with a blacked-tipped pink beak.
Distribution:
In winters, it migrates from the mountainous regions of Europe and Asia to warmer places, including India.
While earlier records revealed that the bird comes to northern parts of India up to Rajasthan, bird watchers were surprised to find it in Hazaribagh in Jharkhand.
IUCN Red List Status: It is classified as Near Threatened under the IUCN.
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