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Himalayan Vulture
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The Himalayan Vulture, also referred to as the Himalayan Griffon, is a species of bird classified under the genus Gyps. Its scientific name is Gyps himalayensis. Other common names for this taxon include Schneegeier, Buitre del Himalaya, and Кумай. The species belongs to the class Aves.
Reproductive characteristics of the Himalayan Vulture include a litter size of 1 and an egg incubation period of 50 days. The species has a wingspan of 2.896. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Near Threatened.
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Himalayan Griffon
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二名法 Gyps himalayensis(Hume)[2] 高山兀鹫(学名:Gyps himalayensis)为鹰科兀鹫属的鸟类。在中国大陆,分布于甘肃、青海、宁夏、四川、云南、西藏、新疆等地,多栖息于秃山的峭壁凸出处以及开阔的稀树草原。该物种的模式产地在阿富汗和喜马拉雅山脉。[2] 猛禽作为生态系统中的顶级消费者,位于食物链最重要的一环,对维持生态平衡有一定的作用,具有较高的生态和间接经济价值(许维枢,1995;高玮,2002)。新疆有各种猛禽约52种,是中国猛禽种类最多的地区(马鸣,2011)。从某种意义上说,高山兀鹫(Gyps himalayensis)是中国特有物种,周边国家比较罕见。分布区海拔2500m(天山)~5500m(青藏高原),是地球上飞的最高的猛禽,可超越珠穆朗玛峰的高度。在人们心目中,兀鹫是非常神秘的大型高原猛禽,除了食腐习性及让人惊异的“天葬”故事,人们对其生活史竟然一无所知。中国国内关于鹫类的研究,较早见于张孚允和杨若莉(1980)、叶晓堤(Ye,1991)和才代等(1994),主要涉及秃鹫(Aegypius monachus)与胡兀鹫(Gypaetus barbatus)的生存状况和保护生物学,而关于高山兀鹫繁殖与行为可查阅文献甚少(赵正阶,1995;许维枢,1995;高玮,2002;Lu et al, 2009;MaMing et al. 2013)。2012-2014年,在国家自然科学基金的资助下,中科院新疆生态与地理研究所马鸣项目组开展了新疆天山高山兀鹫繁殖生态调查,初步获得一些生物学基础资料。 对中部天山的7个地点14个巢区的调查表明,高山兀鹫喜欢集群营巢,有相对固定的定居点(夜栖地)。每个巢区繁殖对在5~16窝之间,海拔2500~3200m(表1)。最长的A区有巢山体绵延起伏,长达7.3 km,窝间距最近达7 m,多数喜欢在向阳的南坡营巢(85%)。A巢区与较近的B巢区距离约47 km。繁殖周期从1-3月营巢期,2-4月产卵期(岔开时间),4-6月孵化期(至幼鸟出壳),一直到7-9月幼鸟飞出,育雏期时间长达3-4个月,最长可达5-6个月(3月出壳,至9月飞离),持续时间较长。 高山兀鹫(Gyps himalayensis)天性温和、木讷,它们虽然属于猛禽,却非常另类,从来不杀戮活物,备受佛教徒敬仰,被世人称之为自然界的清道夫(scavenger)——尽职尽责履行一个神圣而崇高的工作(Lu et al. 2007;MaMing et al. 2013)。 高山兀鹫是中国新疆天山最大的猛禽,体长90-120cm,翼展280-300cm,体重可以达到12kg(Ferguson-Lees and Christie 2001)。因为天山持续几十年的过度放牧、全民投放毒饵灭杀鼠类(如防止旱獭传播鼠疫)、山区采矿泛滥、盗猎和捡蛋,
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- IUCN conservation status
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- 2.896
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- grifo-do-himalaia
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- G. himalayensis
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Encyclopedic overview
The Himalayan vulture (Gyps himalayensis) or Himalayan griffon vulture is an Old World vulture native to the Himalayas and foothills in North and Northeastern India, as well as the adjacent Tibetan Plateau. After the cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus), it is the second-largest Old World vulture species, and among the world's largest true raptors. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. It is not to be confused with the Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus), which is a visually similar, sympatric species.
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