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The Indian vulture (Gyps indicus) is a bird found in India, Pakistan and Nepal. Cliffs, open country and villages in India and Pakistan. It eats dead animals (carrion). The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

🏡 Where the Indian vulture lives

Cliffs, open country and villages in India and Pakistan.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🦴 Leftovers (carrion)100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

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Recorded by Oscar Campbell (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC351085. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Indian vulture

Where does the Indian vulture live?

The Indian vulture lives in India, Pakistan and Nepal. Cliffs, open country and villages in India and Pakistan.

What does the Indian vulture eat?

dead animals (carrion) (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Indian vulture endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

More birds from Asia

• Eastern red-rumped swallow
• Common iora
• Black bulbul
• Purple heron
• Asian palm swift
• Salvin's prion

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.