King Vulture
Sarcoramphus papa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyCathartidae (New World Vultures)
- GenusSarcoramphus
- SpeciesSarcoramphus papa (King Vulture)
Closest Relatives at Brownsberg Nature Park
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture
Cathartes melambrotus
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
Cathartes burrovianus
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
White Hawk
Leucopternis albicollis
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis
Tiny Hawk
Accipiter superciliosus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a King Vulture in Brownsberg Nature Park?
About 28% of visitor-days record a King Vulture sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park, based on 68 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see King Vulture in Brownsberg Nature Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for King Vulture in Brownsberg Nature Park in our monthly data.