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Lappet-faced or Arabian Vulture
Torgos [tracheliotos or negevensis] (= Torgos tracheliotos) (Forster, JR, 1796)
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Order:
Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Torgos
Scientific:
Torgos tracheliotos
Citation:
(Forster, JR, 1796)
Reference:
ReiseInnereAfrika[Levaillant] p.363 pl.12
Protonym:
Vultur tracheliotus
Avibase ID:
672EA454429EA6BC
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/672EA454
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 563501
Geographic range:
- Torgos tracheliotos tracheliotos: SW Morocco and Africa south of the Sahara
- Torgos tracheliotos nubicus: Egypt and n Sudan
- Torgos negevensis: S Israel and Arabian Peninsula
Source: Clements checklist
Lappet-faced or Arabian Vulture
Catalan:
Voltor orellut
Czech:
sup ušatý
Danish:
Øregrib
German:
Ohrengeier
Spanish:
Buitre Torgo
Spanish (Spain):
Buitre Torgo
Finnish:
korvakorppikotka
French:
Vautour oricou ou V. d'Arabie
Croatian:
veliki sup
Hungarian:
füles keselyű
Icelandic:
Eyrnagammur
Italian:
Avvoltoio orecchiuto
Japanese (romaji):
mimihidahagewashi
Japanese:
ミミヒダハゲワシ
Lithuanian:
Afrikinis ausuotasis grifas
Dutch:
Oorgier
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Øyregribb
Norwegian:
Øregribb
Polish:
sęp uszaty
Portuguese:
Abutre-real
Russian:
Ушастый гриф
Slovak:
sup ušatý
Serbian:
Ćelavi strvinar
Swedish:
örongam
Ukrainian:
Гриф африканський
Chinese:
皱脸秃鹫
Chinese (Traditional):
縐臉兀鷲
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Lappet-faced or Arabian Vulture ( Torgos [tracheliotos or negevensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Lappet-faced or Arabian Vulture ( Torgos [tracheliotus or negevensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Lappet-faced or Arabian Vulture ( Torgos [tracheliotus or negevensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Lappet-faced or Arabian Vulture ( Torgos [tracheliotos or negevensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Lappet-faced or Arabian Vulture ( Torgos [tracheliotos or negevensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Lappet-faced or Arabian Vulture ( Torgos [tracheliotos or negevensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Lappet-faced or Arabian Vulture ( Torgos [tracheliotos or negevensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Lappet-faced or Arabian Vulture ( Torgos [tracheliotos or negevensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Lappet-faced or Arabian Vulture ( Torgos [tracheliotos or negevensis]) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Vautour oricou ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Vautour oricou ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Aegypius tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Aegypius tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Aegypius tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Aegypius tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Aegypius tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Aegypius tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Aegypius tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Aegypius tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters: Aegypius tracheliotus [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (original): Torgos tracheliotus [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Aegypius tracheliotus [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Torgos tracheliotus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Torgos tracheliotus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
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Other synonyms
Afrikaans: Swartaasvoël
Arabic: نسر أذون, نسر اذون
Bulgarian: Африкански дългоух лешояд, Ушат лешояд
Catalan: Voltor orellut, Voltor torgos
Czech: sup královsky, sup královský, Sup ušatý
Danish: Øregrib
German: Ohrengeier
Greek: Τόργος
English: African Black Vulture, African King Vulture, European Black Vulture, King Vulture, Lappet-faced or Arabian Vulture, Lappetfaced Vulture, Lappet-faced Vulture, Nubian Vulture
English, HBW: Lappet-faced Vulture
English (IOC): Lappet-faced Vulture
English (Kenya): Lappet-faced Vulture
English (United States): Lappet-faced Vulture
Spanish: Buitre Orejudo, Buitre Torgo
Spanish (Spain): Buitre Torgo
Spanish (HBW): Buitre orejudo
Estonian: voltpea-raisakotkas
Basque: Voltor torgos
Finnish: Korvakorppikotka
French: Oricou, Vautour oricou, Vautour oricou ou V. d'Arabie
Galician: Voltor torgos
Hebrew: עוזניית הנגב, עוזניית נגב, עזניית הנגב, עזנית הנגב
Croatian: veliki sup
Hungarian: füles keselyű
Icelandic: Eyrnagammur
Italian: Avvoltoio orecchiuto, Torgo
Japanese (romaji): mimihidahagewashi
Japanese: ミミヒダハゲワシ
Kwangali: Ekuvi
Scientific: Aegypius tracheliotus, Torgos [tracheliotos or negevensis], Torgos [tracheliotus or negevensis], Torgos auricularis, Torgos tracheliotos, Torgos tracheliotos nubicus, Torgos tracheliotos tracheliotos, Torgos tracheliotos tracheliotus, Torgos tracheliotus, Torgos tracheliotus tracheliotus, Vultur auricularis, Vultur Nubicus, Vultur tracheliotus
Lithuanian: Afrikinis ausuotasis grifas, Ausuotasis grifas
Latvian: Nūbijas grifs
Dutch: Oorgier
Norwegian Nynorsk: Øyregribb
Norwegian: Øregribb
Sotho, Northern: Lenong le Leso
Polish: sep uszaty, sęp uszaty
Portuguese: Abutre-real
Portuguese (Portugal): Abutre-real
Russian: Африканский ушастый гриф, Ушастый гриф
Northern Sami: Bealljeráhtogoaskin
Slovak: Sup ušatý
Slovenian: golouhi jastreb
Shona: Gora
Serbian: Ćelavi strvinar
Siswant: Lingce
Sotho, Southern: Letlaka-pipi
Swedish: Örongam
Swahili: Tumbusi Ngusha
Tswana: Bibing
Turkish: sarkık yanaklı akbaba, Sarkık-yanaklı Akbaba
Tsonga: Koti
Ukrainian: Гриф африканський
Xhosa: Isilwangangubo
Chinese: 皱脸秃鹫
Chinese (Traditional): 縐臉兀鷲
Zulu: iNqe
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