Fig. 2

Photo plates showing a the start point of the bird survey, the confluence of Seti River and Mardi River (1030 m asl); b the snow-covered upper elevational limit for the study (3050 m asl) near the Low-Camp; c an adult Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus), one of the globally endangered birds recorded at 1108 m asl; and, d a juvenile Himalayan Vulture (Gyps himalayensis) observed at 2263 m asl along the Mardi Himal trekking trail