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King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa Scientific name definitions

Melissa Holste, Janet M. Ruth, and Jack C. Eitniear
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 19, 2014

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Distribution of the King Vulture - Range Map
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Distribution of the King Vulture

Recommended Citation

Holste, M., J. M. Ruth, and J. C. Eitniear (2020). King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.kinvul1.01
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