King Vulture
Sarcoramphus papa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyCathartidae (New World Vultures)
- GenusSarcoramphus
- SpeciesSarcoramphus papa (King Vulture)
Closest Relatives at Tenorio Volcano National Park
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
White Hawk
Leucopternis albicollis
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus ornatus
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Harris' Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Barred Hawk
Leucopternis princeps
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
📅 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 Tenorio Volcano National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a King Vulture sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park, based on 236 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see King Vulture in Tenorio Volcano National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for King Vulture in Tenorio Volcano National Park in our monthly data.