King Vulture
Sarcoramphus papa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyCathartidae (New World Vultures)
- GenusSarcoramphus
- SpeciesSarcoramphus papa (King Vulture)
Closest Relatives at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
Cathartes burrovianus
Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
Pearl Kite
Gampsonyx swainsonii
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
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 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?
About 4% of visitor-days record a King Vulture sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 43 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see King Vulture in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?
September has the highest sighting rate for King Vulture in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.