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The White-headed vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis) is a bird found in South Africa and Botswana. Found in South Africa and Botswana. It eats dead animals (carrion) and small animals. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

🏡 Where the White-headed vulture lives

Found in South Africa and Botswana.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🦴 Leftovers (carrion)90%
• 🐾 Small animals10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Questions about the White-headed vulture

Where does the White-headed vulture live?

The White-headed vulture lives in South Africa and Botswana. Found in South Africa and Botswana.

What does the White-headed vulture eat?

dead animals (carrion) (about 90%), small animals (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the White-headed vulture endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

More birds from Africa

• African darter
• Namaqua dove
• Levaillant's cisticola
• Chinspot batis
• Swainson's spurfowl
• White-faced whistling duck

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.