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Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Near Threatened	A3e
2014	Near Threatened	A3e
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Migratory status	full migrant	Forest dependency	Does not normally occur in forest
Land mass type		Average mass	-

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2)	6,220,000
Extent of Occurrence non-breeding (km2)	13,600,000
Number of locations		-
Fragmentation		-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
No. of mature individuals	66000-334000	poor	estimated	2001
Population trend	Stable		suspected	-
Decline (3 years/1 generation past)		-	-	-
Decline (5 years/1 generation past)		-	-	-
Decline (10 years/1 generation past)		-	-	-
Decline (10 years/3 generation future)	25-29	-	-	-
Decline (10 years/3 generation past and future)		-	-	-
Number of subpopulations	2-100	-	-	-
Largest subpopulations	1-89	-	-	-
Generation length (yrs)	18.3	-	-	-

Population justification: This species's global population size has apparently not been quantified, although Ferguson-Lees and Christie (2001) suggest that a six-figure population would be realistic. It is therefore preliminarily placed in the band for 100,000-499,999 individuals, assumed to equate to c.66,000-334,000 mature individuals.

Trend justification: It is suspected that this species's population will undergo a decline of 25-29% over the next three generations, owing to the expected impacts of diclofenac use in livestock. A survey in Khodpe, Nepal found that 76% of respondents were aware that vulture populations were decreasing in their area (Joshi et al. 2016).

Country/Territory	Occurrence status	Presence	Resident	Breeding	Non-breeding	Passage
Afghanistan	N	Extant	Yes
Bangladesh	N	Extant			Yes
Bhutan	N	Extant	Yes
Cambodia	V	Extant			Yes
China (mainland)	N	Extant	Yes
India	N	Extant	Yes		Yes
Kazakhstan	N	Extant	Yes
Kyrgyzstan	N	Extant	Yes
Malaysia	N	Extant			Yes
Mongolia	N	Extant	Yes
Myanmar	N	Extant			Yes
Nepal	N	Extant	Yes
Pakistan	N	Extant	Yes
Singapore	V	Extant			Yes
Tajikistan	N	Extant	Yes
Thailand	N	Extant			Yes
United Arab Emirates	V	Extant
Uzbekistan	N	Extant	Yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Afghanistan	Big Pamir
Afghanistan	Salang Kotal
Afghanistan	Small Pamir
Kazakhstan	Almaty State Nature Reserve
Kazakhstan	Assy Plateau
Kazakhstan	Big Almaty Gorge
Kyrgyzstan	Eastern Alai
Kyrgyzstan	Gorge Tash-Rabat
Kyrgyzstan	Lake Chatyr-Kul
Kyrgyzstan	Western Alai, Kok-Suu river
Nepal	Annapurna Conservation Area
Nepal	Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve
Nepal	Kanchenjungha Conservation Area
Nepal	Khaptad National Park
Nepal	Langtang National Park
Nepal	Makalu Barun National Park
Nepal	Rara National Park
Nepal	Sagarmatha National Park
Nepal	Shey-Phoksundo National Park
Nepal	Tamur valley and watershed
Tajikistan	Bulunkul and Yashilkul lakes and mountains
Tajikistan	Drumkul Lake
Tajikistan	Dzhavshangoz
Tajikistan	Karakul lake and mountains
Tajikistan	Kulikalon Lakes
Tajikistan	Rangkul valley (Rangkul & Shorkul Lakes)
Tajikistan	Zorkul Nature Reserve (Lake Victoria)
Uzbekistan	Angren Plateau
Uzbekistan	Gissar State Nature Reserve
Uzbekistan	Oygaing River Valley
Uzbekistan	Pulatkhan Gorge

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Grassland	Temperate	suitable	breeding
Grassland	Temperate	suitable	non-breeding
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		suitable	breeding
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		suitable	non-breeding
Altitude	1200 - 5500 m	Occasional altitudinal limits	175 - 6000 m

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Agriculture & aquaculture	Livestock farming & ranching - Small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation
Pollution	Agricultural & forestry effluents - Herbicides and pesticides	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Other
Pollution	Agricultural & forestry effluents - Type Unknown/Unrecorded	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Species mortality

Purpose	Primary form used	Life stage used	Source	Scale	Level	Timing
Medicine - human & veterinary	-	-			Non-trivial	Recent
Pets/display animals, horticulture	-	-		International	Non-trivial	Recent

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2019) Species factsheet: Gyps himalayensis. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 14/12/2019. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2019) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 14/12/2019.