Indian Vulture

Gyps indicus
Family
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
Order
Accipitriformes
Codes
indvul1, INVU
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderAccipitriformes
FamilyHawks, Eagles, and Kites (Accipitridae)
SpeciesGyps indicus
Codesindvul1, INVU
Identification

The Indian Vulture (Gyps indicus) is a member of the Hawks, Eagles, and Kites family within the order Accipitriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code indvul1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.