Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Himalaja Aasvoël |
| Assamese | শগুন |
| Bulgarian | Хималайски лешояд |
| Catalan | voltor de l'Himàlaia |
| Chinese (SIM) | 高山兀鹫 |
| Czech | sup himálajský |
| Danish | Himalayagrib |
| Dutch | Himalayagier |
| English | Himalayan Griffon |
| English (India) | Himalayan Griffon (Himalayan Vulture) |
| English (United States) | Himalayan Griffon |
| Finnish | himalajankorppikotka |
| French | Vautour de l'Himalaya |
| French (France) | Vautour de l'Himalaya |
| German | Schneegeier |
| Hebrew | נשר הימלאיה |
| Icelandic | Fjallgammur |
| Indonesian | Nasar benggala |
| Japanese | ヒマラヤハゲワシ |
| Korean | 고산대머리수리 |
| Malayalam | ഹിമാലയൻ കഴുകൻ |
| Mongolian | Хималайн хажир |
| Norwegian | himalayagribb |
| Persian | دال هیمالیایی |
| Polish | sęp himalajski |
| Russian | Кумай |
| Serbian | Himalajski sup |
| Slovak | sup snežný |
| Slovenian | Himalajski jastreb |
| Spanish | Buitre del Himalaya |
| Spanish (Spain) | Buitre del Himalaya |
| Swedish | snögam |
| Thai | อีแร้งสีน้ำตาลหิมาลัย |
| Turkish | Himalaya Akbabası |
| Ukrainian | Кумай |
Gyps himalayensis Hume, 1869
Definitions
- GYPS
- gyps
- himalayensis
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Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis Scientific name definitions
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 29, 2016
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis
Authors
William S. Clark, Peter F. D. Boesman, Guy M. Kirwan, Jeffrey S. Marks, and Christopher J. Sharpe
Recommended Citation
Clark, W. S., P. F. D. Boesman, G. M. Kirwan, J. S. Marks, and C. J. Sharpe (2020). Himalayan Griffon (Gyps himalayensis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.himgri1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- December 29, 2016
- Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis
Authors
William S. Clark, Peter F. D. Boesman, Guy M. Kirwan, Jeffrey S. Marks, and Christopher J. Sharpe
Revisors
Peter F. D. Boesman, Guy M. Kirwan, Jeffrey S. Marks, and Christopher J. Sharpe
Recommended Citation
Clark, W. S., P. F. D. Boesman, G. M. Kirwan, J. S. Marks, and C. J. Sharpe (2016). Himalayan Griffon (Gyps himalayensis). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
