Beskrivelse: This majestic bird is usually described as the tallest flying bird on Earth and can reach an impressive height of over 150 cm. In Nepal there are two different names for this species; one is "sarus" and the other is the onomatopoetic "klong korong". The species is globally threatened with an estimated population at 20,000. Several pairs breed around Lumbini and in Kapilvastu district in southern Nepal.
Beskrivelse: In the 1980s this species was widely considered to be the most common large bird of prey on the planet. Today there are only a few thousand left in the world, due to the widespread use of diclofenac - a medicine that was given to cows across south and south-east Asia for many years. Finally, the use of this drug seems to be diminishing at a rapid rate, and the numbers of vultures are slowly starting to recover, at least here in Nepal.
Hej Johannes
Jeg er måske ude på lidt "dybt vand", men da fuglen ser lidt stor og kraftig ud, tænkte jeg på om det kunne være en White-browed Wagtail (Motacilla maderaspatensis).
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Henrik
Håller med Henrik om att det förmodligen är maderaspatensis. Då ovansidan + huvud (bortsett från ljust ögonbrynsstreck)är svart hos hannen och svart/svartaktig till gråaktig hos honan, eller yngre fåglar, det senare kanske bildfågeln är att döma av brunaktig inre st. täckare samt några stjärtfjädrar. alboides samt personata (se Netfugl galleriet) ser något annorlunda ut.
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JanJ
I considered white-browed wagtail for this bird when I saw it as well, but this individual differed plumage-wise (very pale back for instance) from the other white-broweds I saw during my Nepal stay. Therefore, I thought it might be an odd subspecies of white wagtail instead. What is more, at the time I didn't think that the bird was as heavily built as the other white-broweds I've seen, but of course I may have gotten the wrong impression. But most likely you're correct, since there really is no subspecies of white wagtail that looks like this bird. Right now my vote would be on white-browed wagtail as well.
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