King Vulture
Sarcoramphus papa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyCathartidae (New World Vultures)
- GenusSarcoramphus
- SpeciesSarcoramphus papa (King Vulture)
Closest Relatives at Machalilla National Park
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Hook-billed Kite
Chondrohierax uncinatus
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Gray-backed Hawk
Leucopternis occidentalis
Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Harris' Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
📅 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 Machalilla National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a King Vulture sighting in Machalilla National Park, based on 35 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see King Vulture in Machalilla National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for King Vulture in Machalilla National Park in our monthly data.