King Vulture
large bird found in Central and South America
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Summary
King Vulture is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.67% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,043 views/month, #1,310 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Sarcoramphus[5]
- Taxon name: Sarcoramphus papa[6]
- Commons category: Sarcoramphus papa[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sarcoramphus papa[8]
- Commons gallery: Sarcoramphus papa[9]
- Original combination: Vultur papa[10]
- Short name: S. papa[11]
- Taxon common name: King Vulture[12], Zopilote rey[13], Sarcoramphe roi[14], Königsgeier[15], Koningsgier[16], Kongekondor[17], Королевский гриф[18], トキイロコンドル[19], urubu-rei[20], zopilot reial[21], kondor královský[22], Avvoltoio re[23], kuningkondor[24], kuningaskondori[25]
- Wingspan: 2.012 m[26]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[27]
- CITES Appendix: Appendix III of CITES[28]
- Taxon range: Brazil[29], South America[30], Belém[31]
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Identifiers
King Vulture's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4763[32]. King Vulture's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 43583[33]. King Vulture's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45511523[34]. King Vulture's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2481923[35]. King Vulture's ITIS TSN is recorded as 175277[36].
Why It Matters
King Vulture has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]