King Vulture
Sarcoramphus papa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyCathartidae (New World Vultures)
- GenusSarcoramphus
- SpeciesSarcoramphus papa (King Vulture)
Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture
Cathartes melambrotus
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
Cathartes burrovianus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Slate-colored Hawk
Leucopternis schistaceus
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
Slender-billed Kite
Helicolestes hamatus
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
📅 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 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
About 15% of visitor-days record a King Vulture sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 607 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see King Vulture in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
November has the highest sighting rate for King Vulture in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.