Where does the Hooded Vulture live?
Necrosyrtes monachus has 74,580 records in 47 countries and territories, from 1834 to 2026. Most records come from Gambia.
- 74,580 records
- 47 places
- 96 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesAccipitriformesAccipitridaeNecrosyrtes
When it is recorded
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Peak month: November. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gambia | 16,157 | |
| South Africa | 15,105 | |
| Ethiopia | 7,918 | |
| Zimbabwe | 4,567 | |
| Kenya | 4,484 | |
| Ghana | 4,066 | |
| Uganda | 3,605 | |
| Senegal | 3,538 | |
| Tanzania | 3,447 | |
| Zambia | 2,752 | |
| Botswana | 2,660 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1,001 | |
| Rwanda | 827 | |
| Burkina Faso | 799 | |
| Nigeria | 564 | |
| Guinea | 512 | |
| Mozambique | 407 | |
| Sierra Leone | 399 | |
| Benin | 371 | |
| Namibia | 338 | |
| Cameroon | 172 | |
| South Sudan | 121 | |
| Somalia | 116 | |
| DR Congo | 113 | |
| Niger | 112 | |
| Eswatini | 97 | |
| Togo | 80 | |
| Malawi | 70 | |
| Chad | 57 | |
| Mali | 34 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 24 | |
| Sudan | 16 | |
| Angola | 13 | |
| Central African Republic | 6 | |
| Spain | 5 | |
| United States | 5 | |
| Burundi | 3 | |
| Western Sahara | 3 | |
| Eritrea | 3 | |
| Morocco | 3 |
Showing the top 40 of 47 places.
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Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.