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Lappet-faced Vulture

Torgos tracheliotos
(Forster, JR, 1796)
Buitre Orejudo
Family: Accipitridae
Order: Accipitriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Endangered

Synonyms: Vultur tracheliotus.

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 623366
  Adult
Lake Mburo National Park
Western Region
Uganda
01/18/2025
Silvina Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 623361
  Adult
Lake Mburo National Park
Western Region
Uganda
01/18/2025
Silvina Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 366489
  Adult
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Western Region
Uganda
07/26/2019
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 328613
  Immature
Lake Mburo National Park
Western Region
Uganda
06/12/2018
Eugenia Boggiano



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242333812/01/2026UgandaWestern RegionEagle Nest Rest Camp4Hugo Caverzasi
225990425/01/2025UgandaNorthern RegionMurchison Falls Np--pakuba1Silvina Collado
225885825/01/2025UgandaNorthern RegionMurchison Falls Np--pakuba1Julian Uriel Collado
225958318/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionLake Mburo Np--mihingo Lodge4Silvina Collado
225834718/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionLake Mburo Np--mihingo Lodge4Julian Uriel Collado
225190318/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionLake Mburo National ParkSilvina Collado
96750604/08/2019UgandaNorthern RegionKidepo Valley National ParkVictor Hugo Michelini
97213103/08/2019UgandaNorthern RegionKidepo Valley National ParkVictor Hugo Michelini
102877301/08/2019UgandaWestern RegionMurchinson Falls National ParkVictor Hugo Michelini
96017201/08/2019UgandaWestern RegionMurchinson Falls National Park2Diego Oscar
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Lappet-faced Vulture (Torgos tracheliotos) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 18/03/2026.