Scientific name: Trigonoceps occipitalis
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae

The White-headed Vulture prefers mixed, dry woodland at low altitudes, avoiding semi-arid thornbelt areas1. It also occurs up to 4,000 m in Ethiopia, and perhaps 3,000 m in Kenya, and ranges across the thorny Acacia-dominated landscape of Botswana1. It generally avoids human habitation1. It may generally fly lower than other vultures, and is often the first vulture species to arrive at carcasses. While it is often found on the periphery of vulture congregations at large carcasses, it is also often found at small carcasses and is probably an occasional predator. It nests and roosts in trees, most nests being in Acacia or baobabs.

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