Lappet-faced Vulture / Torgos tracheliotos EN
- Synonyms Lappetfaced Vulture, King Vulture, African Black Vulture, Lappet-faced or Arabian Vulture, Nubian Vulture, African King Vulture, European Black Vulture
- Old latin name for bird Vultur nubicus, Vultur tracheliotus, Vultur auricularis, Aegypius tracheliotus, Torgos auricularis, Torgos tracheliotus
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Where to see Lappet-faced Vulture
- Breeding region Africa
- Breeding subregion widespread, also Arabian Pen.
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- France
- Gambia
- Guinea
- Israel
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Libya
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Oman
- Palestine, State of
- Rwanda
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sudan
- Syria
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Lappet-faced Vulture subspecies (2)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torgos tracheliotos negevensis | s Israel and Arabian Pen. | - | No |
| Torgos tracheliotos tracheliotos | nw Africa, Africa s of the Sahara | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Swartaasvoël |
| Arabic | نسر أذون, نسر اذون |
| Basque | Voltor torgos |
| Belarusian | Вушаты грыф |
| Breton | Gup skouarnek |
| Bulgarian | Ушат лешояд, Африкански дългоух лешояд |
| Catalan | voltor orellut, Voltor torgos |
| Chinese | 皱脸秃鹫 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 縐臉兀鷲 |
| Croatian | veliki sup |
| Czech | sup královsky, sup královský, sup ušatý |
| Danish | Øregrib |
| Dutch | Oorgier |
| Esperanto | Orelvulturo |
| Estonian | voltpea-raisakotkas |
| Finnish | korvakorppikotka |
| French | Vautour oricou ou V. d'Arabie, Oricou, Vautour oricou |
| Frisian | Eargier |
| Galician | Abutre orelludo, Voltor torgos |
| German | Ohrengeier |
| Greek | Τόργoς, Τόργος |
| Hebrew | עזנית הנגב, עוזניית הנגב, עוזניית נגב, עזניית הנגב |
| Hungarian | füles keselyű |
| Icelandic | Eyrnagammur |
| Irish | Badhbh chluasach |
| Italian | Avvoltoio orecchiuto, Torgo |
| Japanese | ミミヒダハゲワシ |
| Latvian | Nūbijas grifs |
| Lithuanian | afrikinis ausuotasis grifas, Ausuotasis grifas |
| Macedonian | Ќелав мршојадец |
| Northern Sami | Bealljeráhtogoaskin |
| Norwegian | øregribb |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Øyregribb |
| Polish | sep uszaty, sęp uszaty |
| Portuguese | abutre-real |
| Romanian | Vultur oricu |
| Russian | Африканский ушастый гриф, Ушастый гриф |
| Serbian | Ćelavi strvinar |
| Shona | Gora |
| Slovak | sup ušatý |
| Slovenian | golouhi jastreb |
| Spanish | Buitre Torgo, Buitre orejudo |
| Swahili | Tumbusi Ngusha |
| Swedish | örongam |
| Tsonga | Koti |
| Tswana | Bibing |
| Turkish | Sarkık-yanaklı Akbaba, Sarkık Yanaklı Akbaba |
| Ukrainian | гриф африканський |
| Welsh | Fwltur llabedog |
| Xhosa | Isilwangangubo |
| Zulu | iNqe |