Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hawks, Eagles and Kites :: Red-headed Vulture

Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus

Described by: Scopoli (1786)
Alternate common name(s): Indian Black Vulture, Asian King Vulture, Pondicherry Vulture
Old scientific name(s): Aegypius calvus, Torgos calvus

Photographs

Desert National Park, Rajasthan, India - Jan, 2010 © Richard Stern  Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India - Feb, 2003 © Dave Behrens  India - Date unknown © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  India - Nov, 1993 © W. S. Clark 
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Range

Indian Subcontinent and se. Asia;
Pakistan, India, Nepal, sc. China (w. and s. Yunnan), Burma, Thailand, Cambodia (Chhep District, Preah Vihear Province and w. Siem Pang District), Laos and s. Vietnam.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

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

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