One hundred fecal samples from hooded vultures in the Gambia (Banjul area) were investigated for the presence of bacteria with extended‐spectrum cephalosporin‐ (ESBL/AmpC), carbapenemases, and colistin resistance. No Enterobacteriales carrying carbapenemases or resistance against colistin were detected. Fifty‐four ESBL‐producing
Escherichia coli
and five ESBL‐producing
Klebsiella pneumoniae
isolates were identified in 52 of the samples, of which 52
E. coli
and 4
K. pneumoniae
yielded passed sequencing results. Fifty of the
E. coli
had ESBL phenotype and genotype harboring
bla
CTX‐M
genes, of which 88.5% (
n
= 46) were the
bla
CTX‐M‐15
gene, commonly found on the African continent. Furthermore, the genetic context around
bla
CTX‐M‐15
was similar between isolates, being colocalized with IS
Kpn19
. In contrast, cgMLST analysis of the
E. coli
harboring ESBL genes revealed a genetic distribution over a large fraction of the currently known existing
E. coli
populations in the Gambia. Hooded vultures in the Gambia thus have a high ESBL
E. coli
‐prevalence (>50%) with low diversity regarding key resistance genes. Furthermore, given the urban presence and frequent interactions between hooded vultures and humans, data from this study implies hooded vultures as potential vectors contributing to the further dissemination of antibiotic‐resistance genes.