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Revision as of 14:01, 31 May 2007
- Sarcoramphus papa
Identification
King Vulture Sarcorhamphus papa RANGE Central and South America. Breeds in southern Mexico from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Chiapas and the lower Yucatan Peninsula, rarely recorded in Sinaloa, Puebla and Veracruz. Occurs south through Central America and in South America from Colombia, Venezuela and Trinidad south to south-west Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina.
HABITAT Lowland forest, often hunting over adjacent grasslands and along rivers.
Shot in the Brazilian Mato Grosso