Red-headed Vulture
Sarcogyps calvus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusSarcogyps
- SpeciesSarcogyps calvus (Red-headed Vulture)
Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park
Crested Serpent Eagle
Spilornis cheela
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Crested Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus cirrhatus
Indian White-rumped Vulture
Gyps bengalensis
Himalayan Vulture
Gyps himalayensis
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Steppe Eagle
Aquila nipalensis
Cinereous Vulture
Aegypius monachus
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Slender-billed Vulture
Gyps tenuirostris
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 4 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-headed Vulture in Chitwan National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Red-headed Vulture sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 117 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-headed Vulture in Chitwan National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Red-headed Vulture in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.