Lappet-faced vulture  (Torgos tracheliotos)

Species information

Videos and images

Authentication

Authenticated (11/03/08) by Mark D. Anderson, Specialist Nature Conservation Scientist (Ornithologist), Department of Tourism, Environment and Conservation, Northern Cape, South Africa.

Glossary

  • Subspecies: a population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (December, 2007)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. BirdLife International (May, 2006)
    http://www.birdlife.org
  3. Hockey, P.A.R., Dean, W.R.J. and Ryan, P.G. (2005) Roberts Birds of Southern Africa. 7th Edition.The Trustees of the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town.
  4. CITES (May, 2006)
    http://www.cites.org
  5. Vultures: Nature’s Noble Caretakers (May, 2006)
    http://www.vultures.homestead.com/LappetFaced.html
  6. Kenya Birds (May, 2006)
    http://www.kenyabirds.org.uk/vult-lap.htm
  7. Busch Gardens (May, 2006)
    http://www.buschgardens.org/animal-info/animal-bytes/animalia/eumetazoa/coelomates/deuterostomes/chordata/craniata/aves/falconiformes/lappet-faced-vulture.htm
  8. The Big Zoo (May, 2006)
    http://www.thebigzoo.com/Animals/Lappet-faced_Vulture.asp
  9. Shimelis, A., Sande, E., Evans, S. and Mundy, P. (2005) International Species Action Plan for the Lappet-faced Vulture, Torgos tracheliotus.BirdLife International, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Nairobi, Kenya, UK.
  10. Anderson, M. (2008) Pers. comm.
  11. The Hawk Conservancy Trust (May, 2006)
    http://www.hawk-conservancy.org/priors/lappet.shtml
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