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Lappet-faced Vulture
Torgos tracheliotos
IUCN Red List status: Endangered
IUCN Red List status
- Worldwide
- 3,502 observations
- Group
- Birds
iNaturalist hides the exact location of threatened species, so a sighting can sit several kilometres from the point shown on its record.
About
The lappet-faced vulture or Nubian vulture (Torgos tracheliotos) 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.
Summary from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recent sightings near Nairobi
Research-grade observations within 25 km, newest first.
- Feb 11, 2023KenyaObserver: Kalie GoldView observation from Feb 11, 2023 on iNaturalist
- Jul 23, 2020KenyaObserver: seasavView observation from Jul 23, 2020 on iNaturalist
- Jul 15, 2018KenyaObserver: taopinaView observation from Jul 15, 2018 on iNaturalist
- Dec 6, 2017KenyaObserver: Mwangi wa GitauView observation from Dec 6, 2017 on iNaturalist
- Dec 23, 2015KenyaObserver: napoleon1799View observation from Dec 23, 2015 on iNaturalist
- Nov 12, 2011KenyaObserver: Nik BorrowView observation from Nov 12, 2011 on iNaturalist