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Lappet-faced Vulture [tracheliotos or nubicus]

Torgos tracheliotos [tracheliotos or nubicus] (= Torgos tracheliotos tracheliotos) (Forster, JR 1796)

The lappet-faced vulture or Nubian vulture is an Old World vulture belonging to the bird order Accipitriformes, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. It is the only member of the genus Torgos. It is not closely related to the superficially similar New World vultures, and does not share the good sense of smell of some members of that group. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Accipitriformes
Family:
  Accipitridae
Genus:
   Torgos
Scientific:
  Torgos tracheliotos tracheliotos

Original description

Citation:
  (Forster, JR 1796)

Reference:
   Reise Innere Afr. 3 p.363 pl.12

Protonym:
  Vultur tracheliotus

Type locality:
  Great Namaqualand.

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  B559AAD829F8C5F6

Avibase ID:
  avibase-B559AAD8

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/B559AAD8

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 825147

English:
Lappet-faced Vulture [tracheliotos or nubicus]
French:
Vautour oricou [tracheliotos ou nubicus]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Lappet-faced Vulture [tracheliotos or nubicus] ( Torgos tracheliotos [tracheliotos or nubicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Lappet-faced Vulture [tracheliotos or nubicus] ( Torgos tracheliotos [tracheliotos or nubicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Lappet-faced Vulture ( Torgos tracheliotos) [version 1]
Avilist 2025:
Torgos tracheliotos tracheliotos [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Torgos tracheliotos

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Afrikaans: Swartaasvoël
Arabic: نسر اذون
Bulgarian: Ушат лешояд
Catalan: Voltor torgos
Czech: sup královsky
Danish: Øregrib
German: Ohrengeier, Zapataammer
English: Abyssinian Vulture, Lapped-faced Vulture, Lappetfaced Vulture, Lappet-faced Vulture, Lappet-faced Vulture [tracheliotos or nubicus], Nubian Vulture, Southern Lappet-faced Vulture
English (Kenya): Lappet-faced Vulture
Esperanto: Orelvulturo
Spanish: Buitre Orejudo
Spanish (Spain): Buitre Torgo
Estonian: voltpea-raisakotkas
Basque: Voltor torgos
Finnish: Korvakorppikotka
French: Oricou, Vautour oricou, Vautour oricou [tracheliotos ou nubicus]
Galician: Voltor torgos
Hebrew: עוזניית נגב
Hungarian: füles keselyű
Icelandic: Eyrnagammur
Italian: Avvoltoio orecchiuto
Japanese (romaji): mimihidahagewashi
Japanese: ミミヒダハゲワシ
Kabardian: африкэ дзэлыкъуэбгъэ
Kazakh: африкалық құлақты күшіген
Kwangali: Ekuvi
Kirghiz: Африка кулактуу тазгарасы
Scientific: Aegypius tracheliotus, Torgos tracheliotos, Torgos tracheliotos [tracheliotos or nubicus], Torgos tracheliotos tracheliotos, Torgos tracheliotus, Torgos tracheliotus tracheliotus, Vultur ægypius, Vultur auricularis, Vultur imperialis, Vultur tracheliotos, Vultur tracheliotus
Lithuanian: Ausuotasis grifas
Latvian: Nūbijas grifs
Dutch: Oorgier
Norwegian: Øregribb
Sotho, Northern: Lenong le Leso
Polish: sep uszaty, sęp uszaty
Portuguese: Abutre-real
Portuguese (Portugal): Abutre-real
Russian: Африканский ушастый гриф
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
Tsonga: Koti
Tatar: Африка колаклы тазкарасы
Ukrainian: Гриф африканський
Xhosa: Isilwangangubo
Chinese: 皱脸秃鹫
Chinese (Traditional): 縐臉兀鷲
Zulu: iNqe

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