King Vulture
Sarcoramphus papa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyCathartidae (New World Vultures)
- GenusSarcoramphus
- SpeciesSarcoramphus papa (King Vulture)
Closest Relatives at Chapada Diamantina National Park
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
Cathartes burrovianus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle
Geranoaetus melanoleucus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Savanna Hawk
Buteogallus meridionalis
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Long-winged Harrier
Circus buffoni
📅 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 Chapada Diamantina National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a King Vulture sighting in Chapada Diamantina National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see King Vulture in Chapada Diamantina National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for King Vulture in Chapada Diamantina National Park in our monthly data.