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Hooded Vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus (Temminck, 1823)
The Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) is an Old World vulture in the order Accipitriformes, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. It is the only member of the genus Necrosyrtes. Source: Wikipedia
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Order:
Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Necrosyrtes
Scientific:
Necrosyrtes monachus
Citation:
(Temminck, 1823)
Reference:
Pl.Col. pl.222
Protonym:
Cathartes monachus
Avibase ID:
131038ADDA3373B0
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/131038AD
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 561476
CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
Geographic range:
- Necrosyrtes monachus: Savanna of Africa south of the Sahara
Source: Clements checklist
Hooded Vulture
Catalan:
Aufrany fosc
Czech:
sup kapucín
Danish:
Hættegrib
German:
Kappengeier
Spanish:
Alimoche Sombrío
Spanish (Spain):
Alimoche Sombrío
Finnish:
huppukorppikotka
French:
Vautour charognard
Croatian:
smeđa crkavica
Hungarian:
csuklyás keselyű
Icelandic:
Hettugammur
Italian:
Capovaccaio pileato
Japanese (romaji):
zukinhagewashi
Japanese:
ズキンハゲワシ
Lithuanian:
Grifas vienuolis
Dutch:
Kapgier
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Hettegribb
Norwegian:
Hettegribb
Polish:
scierwnik brunatny
Portuguese:
Abultre-da-capuz
Russian:
Бурый стервятник
Slovak:
sup čiapočkatý
Serbian:
Crna kanja
Swedish:
kappgam
Ukrainian:
Стерв’ятник бурий
Chinese:
冠兀鹫
Chinese (Traditional):
頭巾兀鷲
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Vautour charognard ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Vautour charognard ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters: Necrosyrtes monachus [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (original): Necrosyrtes monachus [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Necrosyrtes monachus [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Hooded Vulture ( Necrosyrtes monachus) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Necrosyrtes monachus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Necrosyrtes monachus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
Afrikaans: Monnikaasvoël
Bulgarian: Качулат лешояд
Catalan: Aufrany fosc
Czech: Sup kapucín
Danish: Hættegrib
German: Kappengeier
English: Hooded Vulture, Monk Vulture
English (IOC): Hooded Vulture
English (Kenya): Hooded Vulture
Spanish: Alimoche Sombrío, Buitre Negro
Spanish (Spain): Alimoche Sombrío
Spanish (HBW): Alimoche sombrío
Estonian: munk-raipekotkas
Finnish: Huppukorppikotka
French: Charognard, Charognard commun, Néophron moine, Percnoptère brun, Vautour charognard, Vautour moine
Hebrew: נשר נזירי, עזניה אפורת כיפה
Croatian: smeđa crkavica
Hungarian: csuklyás keselyű
Icelandic: Hettugammur
Italian: Avvoltoio cappuccino, Capovaccaio pileato, Cappovaccaio pileato
Japanese (romaji): zukinhagewashi
Japanese: ズキンハゲワシ
Kwangali: Ekuvi
Scientific: Cathartes monachus, Neccrosyrtes monachus, Necrosyrtes monachus, Necrosyrtes monachus monachus, Necrosyrtes monachus pileatus, Necrosytes monachus, Vultur pileatus
Lithuanian: Grifas vienuolis, Laibasnapis grifas
Latvian: kapuces grifs
Dutch: Kapgier
Norwegian Nynorsk: Hettegribb
Norwegian: Hettegribb
Polish: scierwnik brunatny, ścierwnik brunatny, sęp brunatny
Portuguese: Abultre-da-capuz, Abutre-de-capuz, Jagudi
Portuguese (Portugal): Abutre-de-capucho
Russian: Бурый стервятник, гриф-монах
Northern Sami: Luhkkaráhtogoaskin
Slovak: sup ciapockatý, sup čiapočkatý, sup čiapočkatý (zdochlinár čiapočkatý), Sup čiapočkavý
Slovenian: kapucasti jastreb
Shona: Gora
Serbian: Crna kanja
Siswant: Lingce
Swedish: Kappgam, Munkgam
Swahili: Tumbusi Kapuchini
Turkish: Keşiş Akbabası
Tsonga: Koti
Ukrainian: Стерв’ятник бурий
Chinese: 冠兀鹫
Chinese (Traditional): 頭巾兀鷲
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