Table 2 Names of vultures in local languages according to locality
Locality | Vultures | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Local name | Scientific name | Meaning of local names | |
Amaradougou | Douga or Tadjenkonan | Trigonoceps occipitalis | The king of vultures |
Torgos tracheoliotus | The hunting vulture | ||
Gyps africanus | The fire bird | ||
Kakpin | Douga | Necrosyrtes monachus | The meat-eater |
Gyps rueppelli | The elephant piercer | ||
Doun | Gypohierax angolensis | The white one | |
Dédi | Douga | Trigonoceps occipitalis | The profiteer |
Torgos tracheoliotus | The malefactor | ||
Gyps rueppelli | The villain | ||
Kokosaki | Gypohierax angolensis | The seed-eater | |
Kalabo | Kokosaki | Gypohierax angolensis | The seed-eater |
Lambira | Douga | Trigonoceps occipitalis | The malefactor |
Gyps africanus | The fire bird | ||
Torgos tracheoliotus | The hunting vulture | ||
Kokosaki | Gypohierax angolensis | The seed-eater | |
Sanguinaré | Doun | Gypohierax angolensis | The seed-eater |
Para or Kplé | Trigonoceps occipitalis | The corpse-eater | |
Koflandé | Douga | Trigonoceps occipitalis | The meat-eater |
Loméo | Gypohierax angolensis | The seed-eater | |
Kounzié | Poulo | Torgos tracheoliotus | The meat-eater |
Trigonoceps occipitalis | The meat-eater | ||
Gangane | Doun | Gypohierax angolensis | The seed-eater |
Kplé or Para | Trigonoceps occipitalis | The corpse-eater | |
Tiobiel | Doun | Gypohierax angolensis | The seed-eater |
Bania | Loméo | Gypohierax angolensis | The seed-eater |
Douga | Necrosyrtes monachus | The meat-eater | |