Hooded Vulture

Necrosyrtes monachus (Temminck, 1823)

2 kgWeight

The hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) is an Old World vulture in the order Accipitriformes, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks.

Most records: Gambia, Ethiopia, Uganda

Critically Endangered

Where and when it's recorded

Hooded Vulture has been recorded at 357 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 33 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Entebbe Botanical GardenUganda757 records
Abuko NRGambia402 records
Mole NP – Mole Hotel & waterholeGhana373 records

More places

Maasai Mara NRKenya335 records
Parc Urbain Bangr-WeoogoBurkina Faso333 records
Kotu CreekGambia291 records
Serengeti NPTanzania288 records
Brufut WoodsGambia252 records
Uganda Wildlife Education CentreUganda248 records
Maasai Mara NR – Mara TriangleKenya246 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Gambia Ethiopia Uganda Kenya Tanzania Ghana South Africa Zimbabwe

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) is an Old World vulture in the order Accipitriformes, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. It is the only member of the genus Necrosyrtes, which is sister to the larger Gyps genus, both of which are a part of the Aegypiinae subfamily of Old World vultures. It is native to sub-Saharan Africa, where it has a widespread distribution with populations in southern, East and West Africa.

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