Order
Cathartiformes
Family
Cathartidae
Genus
Sarcoramphus
 
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SPECIES

King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa

Melissa Holste, Janet M. Ruth, and Jack C. Eitniear
Version: 1.0 — Published December 19, 2014

References

Introduction

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Bartram, W. 1793. Reisen durch Nord-und Süd-Karolina, Georgie, Ost-und West-Florida, das Gebiet der Tscherokesen,Krihks und Tschaktahs; nebst umständlichen Nachrichten von den Einwohnern, dem Boden und den Naturprodukten diesen wenig bekannten großen Länder. Voss, Berlin.

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Eitniear, J. C . 1989. Footprinting of King Vulture for Individual Identification. Vulture News 21: 12-15.

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Eitniear, J. C. 1993. The King Vulture in Mesoamerica: an uncertain future. Pp. 44-47 in V Simposium Internacional de Fauna Silvestre, Memoria, Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas, Ciudad Victoria.

Eitniear, J. C. 1996. Estimating Age Classes in King Vultures (Sarcoramphus papa) Using Plumage Characteristics. Jour. Raptor res. 30:35-38.


Eitniear, J. C. 2000. Zopilote Rey. Pp. 105-106 in Las aves de Mexico en peligro de extinction. Gerardo Ceballos Gonzalez, Laura Marquez Valdelamar, Coords. Mexico. UNAM, Instituto de Ecologia Comision Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad Fondo de Cultura Economica. Ciudad de Mexico, D.F, Mexico

Eitniear, J. C., and D. Weyer. 1984. Notes on the feeding habits of the King Vulture. Vulture News 7:14-16.

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Fisher, H. I. 1943. The Pterylosis of the King Vulture. The Condor 45: 69-73.

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Nacional de Geología Económica. Vol. 1. The Congress, Buenos Aires, 257–262.

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Mendes de Carvalho-Filho, E.P., G. Zorzin, and G.V.A. Specht. 2004. Breeding biology of the King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) in southeastern Brazil. Ornitologia Neotropical 15: 219-224.

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Ramo, C., and B. Busto. 1988. Observation of a King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) nest in Venezuela. Auk 105: 195-196.

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Schlee, M. 2001. First record of tandem flying in the King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa). Journal of Raptor Research 35: 263–264.

Schlee, M.A. 2005. King Vultures (Sarcoramphus papa) forage in moriche and cucurit
palm stands. Journal of Raptor Research 39: 458-461.

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in the Serranía de la Cerbatana, Venezuela. Vulture News 57:4-16.

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Recommended Citation

Holste, M., J. M. Ruth, and J. C. Eitniear (2014). King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa), version 1.0. In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/nb.kinvul1.01