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title: "Sneeuwgier"
description: "Gyps himalayensis — Vogels. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/himalayan-griffon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sneeuwgier

> Gyps himalayensis — Vogels. 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.

- Scientific name: *Gyps himalayensis*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Bergen)
- iNaturalist observations: 2761
- Wikidata: [Q643101](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q643101)
- iNaturalist taxon: [5367](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5367)

## Names

- en: Himalayan Griffon
- de: Schneegeier
- es: Buitre del Himalaya
- fr: Vautour de l'Himalaya
- nl: Sneeuwgier
- pt: Grifo-dos-himalaias
- pl: Sęp himalajski

## Countries with the most observations

IN (1027), CN (562), NP (352), KG (119), BT (86), MN (80), KZ (69), SG (32), TH (32), UZ (32), RU (19), TJ (15)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himalayan_vulture

## Photo

![Sneeuwgier](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/himalayan-griffon/medium.jpg)

Photo: Светлана Царахова · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/171766897

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/himalayan-griffon?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).