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White-headed Vulture
Trigonoceps occipitalis (Burchell, WJ 1824)
The white-headed vulture is an Old World vulture endemic to Africa. Populations have been declining steeply in recent years due to habitat degradation and poisoning of vultures at carcasses. An extinct relative was also present in the Indonesian island of Flores, indicating that the genus was more widespread in the past. Source: Wikipedia
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Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Trigonoceps
Scientific:
Trigonoceps occipitalis
Classification
Order:Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Trigonoceps
Scientific:
Trigonoceps occipitalis
Original description
Citation:
(Burchell, WJ 1824)
Reference:
Travels Interior S. Afr.
2 p.329,note
Protonym:
Vultur occipitalis
Type locality:
Makkwari = Matlowing River, Botswana.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180414#page/355/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
93D7EC56BA180F9A
Avibase ID:
avibase-93D7EC56
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/93D7EC56
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175497
CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
English:
White-headed Vulture
Afrikaans:
Witkopaasvoël
Azerbaijani:
Ağbaş qara kərkəs
Bulgarian:
Белогуш лешояд
Bengali:
ধরাভাথা কুন
Catalan:
Voltor de cap blanc
Czech:
sup chocholatý
Danish:
Hvidhovedet Grib
German:
Wollkopfgeier
Esperanto:
blankakapa vulturo
Spanish:
Buitre Cabeciblanco
Spanish (Spain):
Buitre Cabeciblanco
Estonian:
pugal-raisakotkas
Finnish:
kirjokorppikotka
French:
Vautour à tête blanche
Hebrew:
נשרון לבן-ראש
Croatian:
crvenokljuni sup
Hungarian:
gyapjasfejű keselyű
Icelandic:
Ullgammur
Italian:
Avvoltoio testabianca
Japanese (romaji):
kaojirohagewashi
Japanese:
カオジロハゲワシ
Lithuanian:
Baltagalvis grifas
Latvian:
Āfrikas baltgalvas grifs
Dutch:
Witkopgier
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kvithovudgribb
Norwegian:
Hvithodegribb
Polish:
sęp białogłowy
Portuguese:
Abutre-de-cabeça-branca
Portuguese (Portugal):
Abutre-de-cabeça-branca
Romanian:
Vultur cu cap alb
Russian:
Белоголовый гриф
Slovak:
sup červenozobý
Serbian:
Beloglavi afrički strvinar
Swedish:
vithuvad gam
Turkish:
Ak başlı akbaba
Ukrainian:
Гриф білоголовий
Chinese:
白头秃鹫
Chinese (Traditional):
白頭鷲
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Avilist 2025: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Vautour à tête blanche ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Vautour à tête blanche ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Clements 1st edition: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Clements, version 2021: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Clements, version 2022: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Clements, version 2023: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Clements, version 2024: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Clements, version 2025: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Clements 3rd edition: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Clements 4th edition: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Clements 6th edition: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Clements, version 2015: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Clements, version 2016: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Clements, version 2017: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Clements, version 2018: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Clements, version 2019: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| eBird version 1.50: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| eBird version 1.52: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| eBird version 1.53: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| eBird version 1.54: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| eBird version 1.55: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| eBird version 2015: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| eBird version 2016: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| eBird version 2017: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| eBird version 2018: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| eBird version 2019: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| eBird version 2021: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| eBird version 2022: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| eBird version 2023: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| eBird version 2024: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| eBird version 2025: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: White-headed Vulture ( Aegypius occipitalis) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): White-headed Vulture ( Aegypius occipitalis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: White-headed Vulture ( Aegypius occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: White-headed Vulture ( Aegypius occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: White-headed Vulture ( Aegypius occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: White-headed Vulture ( Aegypius occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: White-headed Vulture ( Aegypius occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: White-headed Vulture ( Aegypius occipitalis) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Aegypius occipitalis |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Trigonoceps occipitalis |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Aegypius occipitalis |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: White-headed Vulture ( Trigonoceps occipitalis) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Trigonoceps occipitalis |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Trigonoceps occipitalis |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Witkopaasvoël
Belarusian: Белагаловы грыф
Bulgarian: Африкански белоглав лешояд, Белогуш лешояд
Bengali: ধরাভাথা কুন
Bengali (transliteration): dhalāmāthā śakuna*
Breton: Gup penn gwenn
Catalan: Voltor capblanc, Voltor de cap blanc
Czech: Sup chocholatý
Welsh: Fwltur penwyn
Danish: Hvidhovedet Grib
German: Wollkopfgeier
English: White headed Vulture, Whiteheaded Vulture, White-headed Vulture
English, HBW: White-headed Vulture
English (IOC): White-headed Vulture
English (Kenya): White-headed Vulture
English (United States): White-headed Vulture
Esperanto: blankakapa vulturo, Blankkapa vulturo
Spanish: Buitre Cabeciblanco, Buitre de Cabeza Blanca
Spanish (Spain): Buitre Cabeciblanco
Spanish (HBW): White-headed Vulture
Estonian: pugal-raisakotkas
Finnish: Kirjokorppikotka
French: Vautour à tête blanche, Vautour huppé
Frisian: Wytkopgier
Irish: Bultúr ceanann, Bultúr ceannann
Galician: Abutre de cabeza branca
Hebrew: נשרון לבן-ראש, עזנית הציצית
Croatian: crvenokljuni sup
Hungarian: gyapjasfejű keselyű
Icelandic: Ullgammur
Italian: Avvoltoio testabianca
Japanese (romaji): kaojirohagewashi, shirogashirahagewashi
Japanese: カオジロハゲワシ, シロガシラハゲワシ
[KBD]: дзэлыкъуэбгъэ шъхьаху
Kwangali: Ekuvi
Scientific: Aegypius occipitalis, Trigonoceps occipitalis, Vultur occipitalis
Lithuanian: Baltagalvis grifas
Latvian: Āfrikas baltgalvas grifs
Dutch: Witkopgier
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kvithovudgribb
Norwegian: Hvithodegribb, Ullhodegribb
Polish: sep bialoglowy, sęp białogłowy
Portuguese: Abutre-de-cabeça-branca
Portuguese (Portugal): Abutre-de-cabeça-branca
Rhaeto-Romance: Tschess dal chau alv
Romanian: Vultur cu cap alb
Russian: Африканский белогорлый гриф, Белоголовый гриф
Slovak: sup cervenozobý, sup červenozobý
Shona: Gora
Serbian: Beloglavi afrički strvinar
Siswant: Lingce
Swedish: Vithövdad gam, vithuvad gam
Swahili: Tumbusi Kichwa-cheupe
Turkish: Ak başlı akbaba, Az başlı akbaba
Tsonga: Koti
Tatar: ак башлы тазкара , Африка ак башлы тазкарасы , Африка ак бугазлы грифы
Ukrainian: Гриф білоголовий
Chinese: 白头秃鹫
Chinese (Traditional): 白頭鷲
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