
White-headed Vulture
The white-headed vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis) is an Old World vulture endemic to Africa.
Spesie-insigte
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 484 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property and not from this province. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Mpumalanga and beyond
Provinces where White-headed Vulture is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
483 records, iNaturalist
Parke waar gashere die White-headed Vulture aanteken
Verblyfplekke wat teruggee
Regoor Limpopo
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White-headed Vulture hier aangeteken
White-headed Vulture hier aangeteken
White-headed Vulture hier aangeteken
White-headed Vulture hier aangeteken
White-headed Vulture hier aangeteken
White-headed Vulture hier aangeteken
White-headed Vulture hier aangeteken
White-headed Vulture hier aangeteken
White-headed Vulture hier aangeteken
White-headed Vulture hier aangeteken
White-headed Vulture hier aangeteken
White-headed Vulture hier aangeteken
White-headed Vulture hier aangeteken
White-headed Vulture hier aangeteken
White-headed Vulture hier aangeteken
White-headed Vulture hier aangeteken
White-headed Vulture hier aangeteken
Voëlkykervriendelik
Voëlkykervriendelik
iSimangaliso wetlands, sand forest, and Sodwana reefs
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Wanneer en waar om die White-headed Vulture te vind
Gashere het die White-headed Vulture gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs Kruger National Park and Mapungubwe National Park.
Beste tye van die dag
- Van laatoggend tot middel van die middag. Roofvoëls sweef sodra die son warm lugstrome laat opstyg.
- Vroegoggend. Sit dikwels terwyl die lug warm word.
Hoe om te kyk
Ry self
Jou eie voertuig en pas, op die park se paaie.
Waar gashere dit aanteken
IUBN Rooi Lys
Critically Endangered
Spesie
Trigonoceps occipitalis
Waarnemings
483
iNaturalist-waarnemings
Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.
Vrae wat reisigers vra
’n Waarneming beteken dat ’n gasheer die White-headed Vulture op die eiendom of naby gesien het. Dit waarborg nooit dat jy dit sal sien nie.
Which parks and reserves are best for the White-headed Vulture in Limpopo?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the White-headed Vulture at stays in or beside Kruger National Park and Mapungubwe National Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
Where can you see the White-headed Vulture in South Africa?
The White-headed Vulture is most recorded in Mpumalanga (76% of records), Limpopo (22% of records), based on 483 iNaturalist observations. 21 places to stay on Spekboom in Limpopo have recorded the White-headed Vulture on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the White-headed Vulture?
The White-headed Vulture is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Mapungubwe National Park: May-Sep, dry season. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the conservation status of the White-headed Vulture?
The White-headed Vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis) is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
What is the White-headed Vulture?
The white-headed vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis) is an Old World vulture endemic to Africa. Populations have been declining steeply in recent years due to habitat degradation and poisoning of vultures at carcasses.
























