White-headed Vulture
Trigonoceps occipitalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusTrigonoceps
- SpeciesTrigonoceps occipitalis (White-headed Vulture)
Closest Relatives at Lake Manyara National Park
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
Augur Buzzard
Buteo augur
Palmnut Vulture
Gypohierax angolensis
Brown Snake Eagle
Circaetus cinereus
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
African Hawk-Eagle
Aquila spilogaster
Crowned Eagle
Stephanoaetus coronatus
Long-crested Eagle
Lophaetus occipitalis
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of White-headed Vulture at Lake Manyara National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there