Where does the Lappet-faced Vulture live?
Torgos tracheliotos has 33,800 records in 41 countries and territories, from 1893 to 2026. Most records come from Tanzania.
- 33,800 records
- 41 places
- 69 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesAccipitriformesAccipitridaeTorgos
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 8,042 | |
| Kenya | 6,857 | |
| South Africa | 6,064 | |
| Namibia | 3,265 | |
| Uganda | 2,332 | |
| Botswana | 1,688 | |
| Zambia | 1,211 | |
| Oman | 914 | |
| Ethiopia | 876 | |
| Zimbabwe | 669 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 573 | |
| Senegal | 496 | |
| Israel | 153 | |
| Mozambique | 101 | |
| Egypt | 81 | |
| Rwanda | 72 | |
| Chad | 62 | |
| Malawi | 59 | |
| Gambia | 44 | |
| Cameroon | 36 | |
| DR Congo | 28 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 28 | |
| Niger | 24 | |
| South Sudan | 21 | |
| Sudan | 20 | |
| Eswatini | 19 | |
| Angola | 13 | |
| Benin | 13 | |
| Somalia | 10 | |
| Burkina Faso | 6 | |
| Nigeria | 6 | |
| Jordan | 3 | |
| Kuwait | 3 | |
| United States | 3 | |
| Mali | 2 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | |
| Algeria | 1 | |
| Eritrea | 1 | |
| Spain | 1 | |
| Mongolia | 1 |
Showing the top 40 of 41 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.