Population and conservation status of the Himalayan Griffon(Gyps himalayensis) at the Drigung Thel Monastery,Tibet,China

作     者：刘超 霍志萍 于晓平 Chao LIU;Zhiping HUO;Xiaoping YU

作者机构：陕西师范大学生命科学学院西安710062 

出 版 物：《Chinese Birds》 (中国鸟类（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2013年第4卷第4期

页      面：328-331页

学科分类：0907[农学-林学] 090705[农学-野生动植物保护与利用] 09[农学] 0903[农学-农业资源与环境] 

基　　金：the State Forestry Administration in providing financial support for this study 

主　　题：Himalayan Griffon habitat population conservation status 

摘      要：The Himalayan Griffon(Gyps himalayensis), occurring mainly in the Tibetan Plateau, is one of the scavengers of Old World vultures. As of now, knowledge about the Himalayan Griffon in China remains scarce. Estimates of its number, habitat, and conservation status were carried out in 2003, 2009 and 2102 in the Lhasa River Valley, where we paid particular attention to the population living at the Drigung Thel Monastery, Mzizhokunggar County. The resident species occupies alpine meadows in the daytime and roosts at the upper parts of cliffs at night between 4400–5000 m elevation. The number of individual birds of the Himalayan Griffon around the monastery was estimated as 230 in 2003, 250 in 2009 and 200 in 2012. This population is considered relatively stable, thanks to the current conservation measures by Buddhist monks and local people. Given the lack of any baseline information, it is difficult for us to recommend and provide any effective conservation measures.