King Vulture
Sarcoramphus papa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyCathartidae (New World Vultures)
- GenusSarcoramphus
- SpeciesSarcoramphus papa (King Vulture)
Closest Relatives at Serra da Canastra National Park
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
Cathartes burrovianus
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle
Geranoaetus melanoleucus
Savanna Hawk
Buteogallus meridionalis
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Chaco Eagle
Harpyhaliaetus coronatus
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
📅 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 Serra da Canastra National Park?
About 21% of visitor-days record a King Vulture sighting in Serra da Canastra National Park, based on 104 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see King Vulture in Serra da Canastra National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for King Vulture in Serra da Canastra National Park in our monthly data.