{"id":3314,"date":"2026-02-10T11:32:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T06:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=3314"},"modified":"2026-02-10T14:26:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T08:56:31","slug":"himalayan-griffon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/himalayan-griffon\/","title":{"rendered":"Himalayan Griffon"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Himalayan Griffon Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Himalayan Griffon Vulture- which is usually found in the high-altitude region and migrates to Indian states \u2014\u00a0 was recently spotted in Melghat in the Amravati district of Maharashtra due to the presence of recently released captive-bred vultures.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Himalayan Griffon<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of the\u202fnine species of vultures found in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a type of <\/span><b>Old World Vulture.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientific Name: Gyps himalayensis\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Himalayan Griffon <\/b><b>Distribution<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is found along the <\/span><b>Himalayas <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the<\/span><b> adjoining Tibetan region<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is also found in the <\/span><b>Central Asian mountains.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Occasionally<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it <\/span><b>migrates to northern India,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but migration usually only occurs <\/span><b>altitudinally<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: 35px; font-style: inherit;\">Himalayan Griffon <\/b><b style=\"font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Himalayan vultures are <\/span><b>huge, bulky vultures <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with<\/span><b> stout bills, loosely feathered ruff, long wings,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and a <\/span><b>short tail.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They can weigh up to 12 kg with a body length of 95 to 130 cm and a wingspan of 270 to 300 cm.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due to sheer size and weight, these birds are <\/span><b>incapable of sustained flapping flight <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and are thus often <\/span><b>seen soaring on wind thermals.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Juveniles <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">generally experience a gradual change of <\/span><b>body covering from white down to dark brown feathers,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with the <\/span><b>head <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">remaining a <\/span><b>whitish color.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Adults strongly contrast between cream and blackish<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, while the juveniles are dark.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are <\/span><b>monogamous, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>pairs return to the same nesting and roosting sites<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from year to year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Nests <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are <\/span><b>built on ledges or in small caves<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 100 to 200 m up cliffs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are <\/span><b>diurnal <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and mostly <\/span><b>solitary <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">species.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: 35px; font-style: inherit;\">Himalayan Griffon <\/b><b>Conservation Status<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is classified as &#8216;<b>Near Threatened<\/b>&#8216; under the IUCN Red List.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deccanherald.com\/india\/maharashtra\/bnhs-rewilding-efforts-attract-himalayan-griffon-vulture-spotted-in-maharashtra-3892999\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Himalayan Griffon is one of the\u202fnine species of vultures found in India. 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