{"id":2526,"date":"2026-10-11T11:45:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T06:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=2526"},"modified":"2026-10-13T15:36:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T10:06:06","slug":"red-headed-vulture-is-critically-endangered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/red-headed-vulture-is-critically-endangered\/","title":{"rendered":"Red-Headed Vulture"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Red-Headed Vulture Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, a rare red-headed vulture sighted at an altitude of about 2,650 metres in Uttarakhand&#8217;s Munsiyari.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Red-Headed Vulture<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus) is an <\/span><b>Old World vulture.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Other Names:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is also known as the <\/span><b>Asian king vulture, Indian black vulture, or Pondicherry vulture.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Appearance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a dark, medium-sized vulture with a <\/span><b>bare reddish head and loose flaps<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the side of the neck.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Habitat: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are usually found in open country and in cultivated and <\/span><b>semi-desert areas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, deciduous forests, foothills, river valleys and also in mountainous<\/span><b> regions.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is mainly found in <\/span><b>South Asia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with small disjunct populations in some parts of <\/span><b>Southeast Asia.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Typically found in <\/span><b>Central India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/key-facts-about-vietnam\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vietnam<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and parts of Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Breeding:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Breeding typically takes place between <\/span><b>November and January.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Diet: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are <\/span><b>scavenging birds<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, feeding mostly on carcasses of dead animals which they find by sight.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threats:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It was extensively found in India but its numbers drastically reduced after diclofenac poisoning<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Conservation Status of Red-Headed Vulture<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>IUCN Red List: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Critically Endangered<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Wildlife Protection Act, 1972:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Schedule 1<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/amp\/story\/india\/2026\/Oct\/10\/rare-red-headed-vulture-spotted-at-2650-metres-in-uttarakhands-munsiyari\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NIE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The red-headed vulture is an Old World vulture found in diverse landscapes. 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