Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: New World Vultures :: King Vulture

King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Napo Wildlife Center, Ecuador - Jan 10, 2006 © William Hull  Napo Wildlife Center, Ecuador - Jan 10, 2006 © William Hull  Costa Rica - Jan, 2000 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Brazil - Date unknown © Arthur Grosset  Serra de Carajás, Pará, Brazil - Oct, 2005 © Arthur Grosset 
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Range

C. Central America and tropicl South America;
S. Mexico s. from Sinaloa, Puebla, Veracruz and Belize (Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary) to Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Guyana, Surinam, Guiana, Brazil (Bahia (Chapada Diamantina)), e. Ecuador, e. Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and n. Argentina and w. of the Andes s. to nw. Peru.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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