King Vulture
Sarcoramphus papa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyCathartidae (New World Vultures)
- GenusSarcoramphus
- SpeciesSarcoramphus papa (King Vulture)
Closest Relatives at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
Cathartes burrovianus
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture
Cathartes melambrotus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
Black-collared Hawk
Busarellus nigricollis
Savanna Hawk
Buteogallus meridionalis
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
📅 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 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
About 1% of visitor-days record a King Vulture sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, based on 36 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see King Vulture in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
October has the highest sighting rate for King Vulture in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas in our monthly data.