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White-headed Vulture

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Taxon taxon Q755006
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White-headed Vulture

Summary

White-headed Vulture is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (363 views/month, #1,517 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • White-headed Vulture's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • White-headed Vulture is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • White-headed Vulture's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered[5].
  • White-headed Vulture is classified within Trigonoceps[6].
  • White-headed Vulture's scientific name is Trigonoceps occipitalis[7].
  • White-headed Vulture's Commons category is recorded as Trigonoceps occipitalis[8].
  • White-headed Vulture's Commons gallery is recorded as Trigonoceps occipitalis[9].
  • White-headed Vulture's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/2c04922c-82dd-4718-ab22-c9772408de9c[10].
  • White-headed Vulture's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'T. occipitalis'}[11].
  • White-headed Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'White-headed Vulture'}[12].
  • White-headed Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Witkopaasvoël'}[13].
  • White-headed Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wollkopfgeier'}[14].
  • White-headed Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Buitre cabeciblanco'}[15].
  • White-headed Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Vautour à tête blanche'}[16].
  • White-headed Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Avvoltoio testabianca'}[17].
  • White-headed Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Witkopgier'}[18].
  • White-headed Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Hvidhovedet Grib'}[19].
  • White-headed Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Hvithodegribb'}[20].
  • White-headed Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Африканский белогорлый гриф'}[21].
  • White-headed Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'voltor de cap blanc'}[22].
  • White-headed Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'カオジロハゲワシ'}[23].
  • White-headed Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'sup chocholatý'}[24].
  • White-headed Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'pugal-raisakotkas'}[25].
  • White-headed Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'kirjokorppikotka'}[26].
  • White-headed Vulture is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'gyapjasfejű keselyű'}[27].

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Classification

White-headed Vulture's scientific name is Trigonoceps occipitalis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Trigonoceps[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[12], {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Witkopaasvoël'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wollkopfgeier'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Buitre cabeciblanco'}[15], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Vautour à tête blanche'}[16], and {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Avvoltoio testabianca'}[17].

Identifiers

White-headed Vulture's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 5392[28]. White-headed Vulture's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8975[29]. White-headed Vulture's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1047567[30]. White-headed Vulture's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2480408[31]. White-headed Vulture's ITIS TSN is recorded as 175497[32].

Why It Matters

White-headed Vulture ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (363 views/month, #1,517 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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