king vulture (Sarcoramphus papa)

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Subject:	king vulture (Sarcoramphus papa)
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Artist Paul Louis Oudart (1796–1860)
Creator:C. Motte
Description
Sarcoramphus papa
Date 1825-1834
Source/Photographer Vieillot, La galerie des oiseaux, pl. 3
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sarcoramphus_papa_-_1825-1834_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ18100115.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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