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Target species scientific name Common name(s) Geographic location IUCN Red List status Purpose(s) of end use Practice of use Record considered ecologically sustainable / unsustainable Publication date Entered
Crocodylus Acutus Crocodile ( NNg'wena or Ng'na) in local Cibemba or Cinyanja Languages respectively. Zambia
VU
Vulnerable
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Collection/display, Learning and education, Scientific Research, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2013 1 year 4 months ago
Butastur Rufipennis Grasshopper Buzzard Uganda
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2013 1 year 2 months ago
Alopochen aegyptiaca Egyptian Goose Ethiopia
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2021 1 year 2 months ago
Accipiter Ovampensis Ovambo Sparrowhawk North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2018 1 year 2 months ago
Butastur Rufipennis Grasshopper Buzzard North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2018 1 year 2 months ago
Accipiter Ovampensis Ovambo Sparrowhawk Uganda
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2013 1 year 2 months ago
Ciconia Nigra Black Stork Uganda
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2013 1 year 2 months ago
Mycteria ibis Yellow-Billed Stork Tanzania, United Republic of
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2012 1 year 2 months ago
Alopochen aegyptiaca Egyptian Goose Tanzania, United Republic of
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2012 1 year 2 months ago
Anas erythrorhyncha Red-Billed Duck Madagascar
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2011 1 year 2 months ago
Alopochen aegyptiaca Egyptian Goose Ethiopia
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2019 1 year 2 months ago
Ceratogymna elata Yellow-casqued Hornbill Cameroon
VU
Vulnerable
Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2024 1 year 2 months ago
Dendrocygna viduata White-faced whistling duck Madagascar
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2012 1 year 2 months ago
Pteropus rufus Madagascan flying fox Madagascar
VU
Vulnerable
Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2012 1 year 2 months ago
Cryptoprocta ferox Fosa Madagascar
VU
Vulnerable
Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2012 1 year 2 months ago
Eulemur rufrifrons Brown lemur Madagascar
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2012 1 year 2 months ago
Propithecus verreauxi Sifaka Madagascar
CR
Critically Endangered
Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2012 1 year 2 months ago
Loxodonta africana African Elephant South Africa
EN
Endangered
Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2008 1 year 1 month ago
Tringa stagnatilis Marsh Sandpiper Kenya
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2010 1 year 1 month ago
Tringa nebularia Common Greenshank Kenya
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2010 1 year 1 month ago
Charadrius hiaticula Common Ringed Plover Kenya
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2009 1 year 1 month ago
Neophron oercnopterus Egyptian vultures Nigeria
Medicine and hygiene Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2020 1 year ago
Necrosyrtes monachus Hooded Vultures Nigeria
CR
Critically Endangered
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2013 1 year 1 month ago
Gyps coprotheres Cape vulture South Africa
VU
Vulnerable
Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Recreation Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 1 year ago
Gyps africanus White-baked vulture Nigeria
CR
Critically Endangered
Medicine and hygiene Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2020 1 year ago
Anastomus lamelligerus African Openbill Kenya
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2020 1 year ago
Limosa limosa Black-Tailed Godwit Kenya
NT
Near Threatened
Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2020 1 year ago
Tringa glareola Wood Sandpiper Kenya
LC
Least Concern
Food and feed Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2020 1 year ago
Gyps africanus White-backed Vulture Nigeria
CR
Critically Endangered
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2013 1 year ago
Torgos tracheliotos Lappet-faced Vulture Sub-Saharan Africa
EN
Endangered
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Other -- Poisining incidents Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2016 1 year ago
Gyps africanus White-backed Vulture Sub-Saharan Africa
CR
Critically Endangered
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Other -- Poisining incidents Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2016 1 year ago
Neophron percnopterus Egyptian Vulture Sub-Saharan Africa
EN
Endangered
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Other -- Poisining incidents Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2016 1 year ago
Necrosyrtes monachus Hooded Vulture Sub-Saharan Africa
CR
Critically Endangered
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Other -- Poisining incidents Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2016 1 year ago
Gyps rueppellii Rüppell's Vulture Sub-Saharan Africa
CR
Critically Endangered
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Other -- Poisining incidents Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2016 1 year ago
Gypaetus barbatus Bearded Vulture Sub-Saharan Africa
NT
Near Threatened
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Other -- Poisining incidents Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2016 1 year ago
Gyps coprotheres Cape Vulture Sub-Saharan Africa
VU
Vulnerable
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Other -- Poisining incidents Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2016 1 year ago
Torgos tracheliotos Lappet-faced Vulture South Africa
EN
Endangered
Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2022 1 year ago
Gyps africanus White-backed Vulture South Africa
CR
Critically Endangered
Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2022 1 year ago
White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis Sub-Saharan Africa
CR
Critically Endangered
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Other -- Poisining incidents Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2016 1 year ago
Neophron percnopterus Egyptian Vulture North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
EN
Endangered
Medicine and hygiene, Other -- Poisining incidents Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2021 1 year ago
Gyps africanus White-backed Vulture Guinea-Bissau
CR
Critically Endangered
Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2018 1 year ago
Necrosyrtes monachus Hooded Vulture Guinea-Bissau
CR
Critically Endangered
Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2018 1 year ago
Gyps rueppelli Rüppells Vulture Guinea-Bissau
CR
Critically Endangered
Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2018 1 year ago
Trigonoceps occipitalis White-headed Vulture South Africa
CR
Critically Endangered
Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2022 1 year ago
Gypohierax angolensis Palm-nut Vulture South Africa
LC
Least Concern
Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2022 1 year ago
Necrosyrtes monachus Hooded Vulture South Africa
CR
Critically Endangered
Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2022 1 year ago
Gypaetus barbatus Bearded Vulture South Africa
NT
Near Threatened
Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2022 1 year ago
Gyps coprotheres Cape Vulture South Africa
VU
Vulnerable
Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2022 1 year ago
Necrosyrtes monachus Hooded Vulture Burkina Faso
CR
Critically Endangered
Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2022 1 year ago
Trigonoceps occipitalis White-headed Vulture Burkina Faso
CR
Critically Endangered
Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2022 1 year ago
Gyps africanus White-backed Vulture Burkina Faso
CR
Critically Endangered
Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2022 1 year ago
Gyps rueppellii Rüppells Vulture Burkina Faso
CR
Critically Endangered
Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2022 1 year ago
Necrosyrtes monachus Hooded Vulture Ethiopia, Gambia, Mozambique, Senegal, South Africa, Zimbabwe
CR
Critically Endangered
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2017 1 year ago
Gyps coprotheres Cape Vulture Sub-Saharan Africa, Botswana, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the, Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe
VU
Vulnerable
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2017 1 year ago
Gyps rueppelli Rüppell’s Vulture Ethiopia, Gambia, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, United Republic of
CR
Critically Endangered
Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2017 1 year ago
Pterocarpus erinaceus African Barwood, African Kino Tree, African Rosewood, African Teal, Keno, Senegal Rosewood Benin
EN
Endangered
Medicine and hygiene Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild not recorded 2021 6 months 3 weeks ago
Aloe Ferox Aloe, Cape Aloe, Lucid Aloe South Africa
Medicine and hygiene Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild not recorded 2023 1 month 3 weeks ago
Hoodia gordonii Ghaap, Bitter ghaap, Xhoba, Hoodia South Africa
Medicine and hygiene Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild not recorded 2007 7 months 1 week ago