Lappet-faced vulture

Scientific name: Torgos tracheliotos

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0356

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Habitat

Where it lives

AviList v2026 lists steppe, open slopes, savanna, and desert among the habitats of Torgos tracheliotos.

SRC-C540-B04-AVILIST2026

Grasslands and savannas

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2AviList: The Global Avian Checklist v2026 — official Explorer datasetSRC-C540-B04-AVILIST2026

Where it is found

The range of Torgos tracheliotos reported in AviList v2026 includes the African Sahel and the Arabian Peninsula.

SRC-C540-B04-AVILIST2026

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Sources

1GBIF API taxonomic match — Torgos tracheliotosSRC-DSC-6020A41745
2AviList: The Global Avian Checklist v2026 — official Explorer datasetSRC-C540-B04-AVILIST2026

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Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20261108T074902235 · last approved 8 November 2026

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2AviList: The Global Avian Checklist v2026 — official Explorer datasetSRC-C540-B04-AVILIST2026

Conservation status

AviList v2026 reports the IUCN Red List category for Torgos tracheliotos as EN.

SRC-C540-B04-AVILIST2026

Sources (1)

Sources

2AviList: The Global Avian Checklist v2026 — official Explorer datasetSRC-C540-B04-AVILIST2026

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Lappet-faced vulture

Habitat

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