King Vulture
Sarcoramphus papa(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) King Vulture
The King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cathartidae (New World Vultures) in the order Cathartiformes.
Range: southern Mexico to northern Argentina and BrazilRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Sarcoramphus papa
- Order
- Cathartiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- King Vulture
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Vultur Papa
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- 'India occidentalis' = Surinam, designated by Berlepsch, Nov. Zool., 15, 1908, p. 289.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.86
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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