King Vulture
Sarcoramphus papa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyCathartidae (New World Vultures)
- GenusSarcoramphus
- SpeciesSarcoramphus papa (King Vulture)
Closest Relatives at Manu National Park
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture
Cathartes melambrotus
Andean Condor
Vultur gryphus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Solitary Eagle
Harpyhaliaetus solitarius
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
Black-and-chestnut Eagle
Spizaetus isidori
📅 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 Manu National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a King Vulture sighting in Manu National Park, based on 684 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see King Vulture in Manu National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for King Vulture in Manu National Park in our monthly data.