Species Profile
Red-headed Vulture
(Sarcogyps calvus)
Species Fact Sheet
| IUCN Red List Status | Critically Endangered | Source: IUCN 2024 |
| Range | Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam | Source: MaMing and Xu 2015 |
Recent News
22 February 2025: "Vulture Population Soars in Madhya Pradesh, Tops National Chart" The Impressive Times (India).
19 February 2025: "Ministry, conservationists meet to boost vulture survivals" Khmer Times (Cambodia).
18 February 2025: "Three-Day Vulture Census Kick Starts Across Madhya Pradesh; State Is Home To 10,000 Vultures" The Free Press Journal (India).
17 February 2025: "Kingdom hosting vulture conservation forum" The Phnom Penh Post.
24 December 2024: "Yam Bahadur feeding vultures for 19 years" The Rising Nepal.
Bibliography
Clements et al 2012. “Vultures in Cambodia: population, threats and conservation” Bird Conservation International 23(1): 25 April 2012. https://www.cambridge.org...
MaMing and Xu 2015. “Status and threats to vultures in China” Vulture News 68: July 2015. https://www.ajol.info...
Mani et al 2024. "Threats to vultures of Uttar Pradesh: A review" International Journal of Science and Research Archive 13(2). https://www.researchgate.net...
Shah et al 2024. "Protecting Endangered Species: The Role of International Environmental Law in Pakistan" Journal of Regional Studies Review 3(1). https://ojs.jrsr.org...