King Vulture
Sarcoramphus papa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyCathartidae (New World Vultures)
- GenusSarcoramphus
- SpeciesSarcoramphus papa (King Vulture)
Closest Relatives at Cahuita National Park
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Black-collared Hawk
Busarellus nigricollis
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Semiplumbeous Hawk
Leucopternis semiplumbeus
📅 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 Cahuita National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a King Vulture sighting in Cahuita National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see King Vulture in Cahuita National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for King Vulture in Cahuita National Park in our monthly data.