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red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus)
Subject: red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus)
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red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus)


Red Headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus from Bandhavgarh.
Date 1 May 2010
Author RaghunathanGanesh
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Red-Headed-Vulture-Sarcogyps-calvus.jpg

The red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus) is also known as the Asian king vulture, Indian black vulture or Pondicherry vulture. It is mainly found in the Indian subcontinent, with small disjunct populations in some parts of Southeast Asia. It has a prominent naked head: deep-red to orange in the adult, paler red in the juvenile.

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Scientific Name: Sarcogyps calvus (Scopoli, 1786)
Common Names: Red-headed Vulture, Indian Black Vulture, Pondicherry Vulture, Asian King Vulture
French: Vautour royal; German: Kahlkopfgeier; Spanish: Buitre cabecirrojo
Taxonomy: Vultur calvus Scopoli, 1786, Pondicherry, India.

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