Red-headed Vulture
Sarcogyps calvus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusSarcogyps
- SpeciesSarcogyps calvus (Red-headed Vulture)
Closest Relatives at Mudumalai National Park
Indian White-rumped Vulture
Gyps bengalensis
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Crested Serpent Eagle
Spilornis cheela
Brahminy Kite
Haliastur indus
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
Crested Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus cirrhatus
Black Eagle
Ictinaetus malayensis
Spotted Eagle
Aquila clanga
Steppe Eagle
Aquila nipalensis
Bonelli's Eagle
Aquila fasciata
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 4 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-headed Vulture in Mudumalai National Park?
About 18% of visitor-days record a Red-headed Vulture sighting in Mudumalai National Park, based on 115 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-headed Vulture in Mudumalai National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Red-headed Vulture in Mudumalai National Park in our monthly data.