king vulture (Sarcoramphus papa)

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Subject:	king vulture (Sarcoramphus papa)
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Artist George Edwards (1694–1773)
Creator:Johann Michael Seligmann
Description
Sarcoramphus papa
Date 1700-1880
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer Edwards I 3
Old Latin name Sarcoramphus papa
New Latin name Sarcoramphus papa
Common name Nederlands: Koningsgier
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sarcoramphus_papa_-_1700-1880_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ18100109.tif

The king vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) is a large bird found in Central and South America. It is a member of the New World vulture family Cathartidae. This vulture lives predominantly in tropical lowland forests stretching from southern Mexico to northern Argentina.

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