King Vulture
Sarcoramphus papa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyCathartidae (New World Vultures)
- GenusSarcoramphus
- SpeciesSarcoramphus papa (King Vulture)
Closest Relatives at Corcovado National Park
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
Cathartes burrovianus
Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
White Hawk
Leucopternis albicollis
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis
📅 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 Corcovado National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a King Vulture sighting in Corcovado National Park, based on 329 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see King Vulture in Corcovado National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for King Vulture in Corcovado National Park in our monthly data.