King Vulture

Closest Relatives at Itatiaia National Park

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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	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
2	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	20–30%
3	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
4	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	20–30%
5	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	10–20%
6	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
7	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
8	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
9	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
10	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	10–20%
11	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
12	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
13	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	10–20%
14	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
15	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
16	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
17	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
18	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
19	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
20	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
21	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
22	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
23	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
24	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
25	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
26	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
27	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
28	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
29	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
30	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
31	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
32	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
33	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
34	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
35	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
36	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
37	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
38	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
39	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
40	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
41	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
42	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
43	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
44	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
45	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
46	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
47	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
48	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
49	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
50	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
51	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
52	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
53	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
54	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
55	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
56	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
57	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
58	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
59	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
60	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
61	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
62	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
63	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
64	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
65	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
66	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
67	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
68	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
69	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a King Vulture in Itatiaia National Park?

About 4% of visitor-days record a King Vulture sighting in Itatiaia National Park, based on 54 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see King Vulture in Itatiaia National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for King Vulture in Itatiaia National Park in our monthly data.