Artist François-Nicolas Martinet (1739–1797)  
Description
Sarcoramphus papa
Date 1700-1880
Source/Photographer Buffon I p. 132 pl. 428
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_IZ18100111.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. |
