Red-headed vulture is one of the 9 species of Vulture which are found in India.
It is also called the Asian King vulture or Pondicherry Vulture was extensively found in India but its numbers drastically reduced after diclofenac poisoning.
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
Wildlife Protection Act, 1972: Schedule 1
Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary
It is located on the Southern Delhi Ridge of the Aravalli hill range on the Delhi-Haryana border and in Southern Delhi as well as northern parts of the Faridabad and Gurugram districts of Haryana.
It is at the end of an important wildlife corridor that starts from Sariska National Park in Alwar, Rajasthan.
