King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa)

Family
Cathartidae (New World Vultures)

Size
71 - 81 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay (B), Venezuela.

Tropical forest and savanna regions of Central and South America, from Mexico to northern Argentina.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 1,000 - 10,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) [XC488986]
by id from Floresta Estadual Edmundo Navarro de Andrade (FEENA), Rio Claro, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil (wing sounds)

King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) [XC488987]
by Arthur Monteiro Gomes from Floresta Estadual Edmundo Navarro de Andrade (FEENA), Rio Claro, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil (wing sounds)

Subspecies
Affinities unclear.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) - 10 files

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