King Vulture
22 May 2010 10:37 Filed in: Cathartidae Birds of Prey Vultures New World Vultures Brazil Iguaçu Panama Canopy Tower
Photo copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy • Iguaçu 2006 - Panama April 2010
Bird name: King Vulture
Latin: Sarcoramphus papa
Other: Urubu-rei (Br) • Zamuro rey (Es)
Family: Cathartidae • New World Vultures
The King Vulture is the only vulture with a thick black rear wing band - the rest is white. And he has a distinctive colourful head. The range of the King Vulture extends through much of South and Central America, up to the Yucatan peninsula.
The bird in flight was seen from the top deck of the Canopy Tower in central Panama in April.
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