Egyptian Vulture / Neophron percnopterus EN
- Synonyms White Scavenger Eagle, Scavenger Vulture, White Scavenger Vulture, Common Egyptian Vulture, Neophron des fumiers, Scavenger Eagle
- Old latin name for bird Neophron stercorarius, Vultur percnopterus
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Where to see Egyptian Vulture
- Breeding region Africa, Eurasia, Oriental Region
- Breeding subregion w AF to India, s Spain to c Asia
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Belgium
- Bhutan
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Chad
- China
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- France
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Hungary
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Libya
- Luxembourg
- Malawi
- Mali
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine, State of
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- Uzbekistan
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Egyptian Vulture subspecies (3)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neophron percnopterus ginginianus | Nepal to s India | - | No |
| Neophron percnopterus majorensis | e Canary Is.; formerly much more widespread in group (c Macaronesia, nw of w Africa) | - | No |
| Neophron percnopterus percnopterus | s Europe, Middle East and Africa | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Abkhazian | аШЬхауарба |
| Afrikaans | Egiptiese Aasvoël |
| Albanian | Kaliqyqes, Coftinngrënsi egjiptian, Kali i qyqes |
| Arabic | رخمة مصرية, الرخمة, الرخمة المصرية |
| Armenian | Գիժանգղ, [Gijhanggh ], Գիշանգղ |
| Azerbaijani | leşcil qartal, Leşcil ağ kərkəs, leşcil ağqartal, cəmdəkyeyən, leşyeyən kərkəs, Leşyeyən qartal |
| Bashkir | үләкһә бөркөтө, ҡарағош |
| Basque | Sai zuria, Aufrany, Sai zuri |
| Belarusian | Сцярвятнік |
| Bengali | ধরা কুন , ধলা শকুন |
| Breton | Gup gwenn |
| Bulgarian | Египетски лешояд |
| Catalan | Aufrany, Miloca, aufrany comú |
| Chinese | 白兀鹫 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 白兀鷲 |
| Chuvash | виле хурчки |
| Croatian | crkavica |
| Czech | sup mrchožravý |
| Danish | Ådselgrib |
| Dutch | Aasgier |
| Esperanto | Kadavrogrifo, Perknoptero |
| Estonian | raipekotkas |
| Finnish | pikkukorppikotka |
| French | Néophron percnoptère, Percnoptère d'Egypte, Percnoptère d'Égypte, Vautour percnoptère, Percnoptère d’Égypte, Pygargue à queue blanche |
| Frisian | Aasgier |
| Galician | Voitre branco, Aufrany, Meloufa |
| Georgian | ფასკუნჯი, ყაჯირი, ძერძერუკი |
| German | Schmutzgeier |
| Greek | Ασπρόγυπας, Ασπροπάρης, Ασπρoπάρης |
| Hebrew | רחם מדברי, רחם, רחם מצוי |
| Hungarian | Dögkeselyû, dögkeselyű, Dögkeselyü |
| Icelandic | Skarngammur |
| Irish | Bultúr Éigipteach |
| Italian | Cappovaccaio, Capovaccaio |
| Japanese | エジプトハゲワシ |
| Kazakh | Жұртшы |
| Latvian | baltais grifs, Ēģiptes grifs, baltais grifs |
| Lithuanian | egiptinis maitgrifis, Maitvanagis, Egiptinis maitvanagis |
| Luxembourgish | Schmotzgeier |
| Macedonian | Египедски (Бел) мршојадец, египетски мршојадец |
| Malayalam | തോട്ടിക്കഴുകൻ, തോട്ടിക്കഴുകന് ? |
| Maltese | avultun ta' l-Eġittu, avoltun Eġizzjan, avultun Eġizzjan, Avultun Abjad |
| Manx | Bultoor Eajiptagh |
| Mongolian | ѐлон, Дэлт бүргэд, Дэлт ёлон, Дэлт ёл |
| Nepali | सेतो गिद्ध |
| Northern Sami | Uhcaráhtogoaskin |
| Norwegian | åtselgribb |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Åtselgribb |
| Persian | کرکس مصری , کرکس کوچک (مصری), کرکس کوچک, کرکس مصری (کوچک) |
| Polish | ścierwnik, scierwnik, Ścierwnik biały, ścierwnik (zwyczajny), Ścierwnik zwyczajny |
| Portuguese | Britango, Abutre do Egipto, Abutre-do-egipto, abutre-do-egipto |
| Romanian | Hoitar |
| Romansh | Tschess egipzian |
| Russian | Cтервятник, Neophron percnopterus, Обыкновенный стервятник, Stervyatnik, Стервятник |
| Serbian | Bela kanja, bijela kanja, Бела канја |
| Slovak | sup biely, sup biely (zdochlinár biely), zdochlinár biely |
| Slovenian | egiptovski jastreb |
| Spanish | Alimoche, Alimoche común |
| Swahili | Tumbusi Uso-njano |
| Swedish | smutsgam |
| Tajik | лошахӯри мисрӣ, лошахӯр, уқоби лошахӯр, лошхӯр, варкок |
| Tamil | Manjal Thirudi Kazhugu |
| Tatar | үләксә ашаучы , үләксә кошы , үләксәашар |
| Tsonga | Mpenyani |
| Turkish | Küçük Akbaba, Mısır Akbabası, Жұртшы, Küçüķ akbaba |
| Turkmen | maslyk iýýän gajar, kelguş, maslykçy |
| Ukrainian | Стерв'ятник, Стерв'ятник білий, стерв’ятник білий |
| Uzbek | ўлимтикхўр бургут, оддий жўрчи, калхат, жўрчи, кал жўрчи, қузғун |
| Welsh | Fwltur yr Aifft |
| Xhosa | Inkqo |
| Zulu | uPhalane |