King Vulture

Sarcoramphus papa - Sarcoramphe roi

Sarcoramphe roi
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Accipitriformes

  • Family
    :

    Cathartidés

  • Genus
    :

    Sarcoramphus

  • Species
    :

    papa

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 81 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 170 à 200 cm.
  • Weight
    : 3000 à 4500 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Sarcoramphe roi
adult
Sarcoramphe roi
adult

King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) is a species of bird in the Cathartidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Sarcoramphe roi,
  • Zopilote rey,
  • urubu-rei,
  • Königsgeier,
  • királykeselyű,
  • Koningsgier,
  • Avvoltoio re,
  • kungsgam,
  • Kongekondor,
  • kondor kráľovský,
  • kondor královský,
  • Kongekondor,
  • kuningaskondori,
  • zopilot reial,
  • kondor królewski,
  • Королевский гриф,
  • トキイロコンドル,
  • 王鹫,
  • 王鷲,

Voice song and cries

Sarcoramphe roi
adult

Habitat

Sarcoramphe roi
adult

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Savanna : Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 16-08-2005
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