Red-headed Vulture

Sarcogyps calvus - Vautour royal

Vautour royal
adult
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Accipitriformes

  • Family
    :

    Accipitridés

  • Genus
    :

    Sarcogyps

  • Species
    :

    calvus

Descriptor

Scopoli, 1786

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 86 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 199 à 229 cm.
  • Weight
    : 3700 à 5400 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Vautour royal
adult
Vautour royal
immature

Red-headed Vulture (Sarcogyps calvus) is a species of bird in the Accipitridae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Vautour royal,
  • Buitre cabecirrojo,
  • abutre-de-cabeça-vermelha,
  • Kahlkopfgeier,
  • pirosfejű keselyű,
  • Indische Oorgier,
  • Avvoltoio testarossa,
  • rödhuvad gam,
  • Rødhodegribb,
  • sup červenohlavý,
  • sup holohlavý,
  • Rødhovedet Grib,
  • kalmokorppikotka,
  • voltor de cap roig,
  • sęp łysy,
  • sarkangalvas grifs,
  • Индийский ушастый гриф,
  • ミミハゲワシ,
  • 黑兀鹫,
  • พญาแร้ง,
  • 黑兀鷲,

Habitat

Vautour royal
adult

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Urban Areas

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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