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Aegypius occipitalis
(White-headed vulture)
[= Trigonoceps occipitalis]
Witkopaasvoël [Afrikaans]; Ekuvi (generic term for
vulture) [Kwangali]; Gora (generic name for vulture) [Shona]; Lingce
(generic term for vulture) [Swazi]; Koti (generic term for vulture)
[Tsonga]; Witkopgier [Dutch]; Vautour à tête blanche [French];
Wollkopfgeier [German]; Abutre-de-cabeça-branca [Portuguese]
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(birds) > Order: Falconiformes
> Family: Accipitridae
> Genus: Aegypius
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Distribution of White-headed vulture in southern Africa,
based on statistical smoothing of the records from first SA Bird Atlas
Project (©
Animal Demography unit, University of
Cape Town; smoothing by Birgit Erni and Francesca Little). Colours range
from dark blue (most common) through to yellow (least common).
See here for the latest distribution
from the SABAP2. |
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White-headed vulture at its nest, Central Kruger
Park, South Africa. [photo
Warwick Tarboton ©] |
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