King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (34)
- Monotypic
Melissa Holste, Janet M. Ruth, and Jack C. Eitniear
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 19, 2014
Text last updated December 19, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Кралски лешояд |
| Catalan | zopilot reial |
| Czech | kondor královský |
| Dutch | Koningsgier |
| English | King Vulture |
| English (United States) | King Vulture |
| Finnish | kuningaskondori |
| French | Sarcoramphe roi |
| French (France) | Sarcoramphe roi |
| German | Königsgeier |
| Icelandic | Konungshrævi |
| Japanese | トキイロコンドル |
| Norwegian | kongekondor |
| Polish | kondor królewski |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | urubu-rei |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Urubu-rei |
| Russian | Королевская катарта |
| Serbian | Kraljevski lešinar |
| Slovak | kondor kráľovský |
| Slovenian | Kraljevi jastreb |
| Spanish | Zopilote Rey |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Jote Real |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Zopilote Rey |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Gallinazo Rey |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Rey Zope |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Zopilote Rey |
| Spanish (Panama) | Gallinazo Rey |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Cuervo real |
| Spanish (Peru) | Gallinazo Rey |
| Spanish (Spain) | Zopilote rey |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Rey Zamuro |
| Swedish | kungsgam |
| Turkish | Kral Akbaba |
| Ukrainian | Кондор королівський |
Sarcoramphus papa (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Vultur Papa
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.86.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'India occidentalis' = Surinam, designated by Berlepsch, Nov. Zool., 15, 1908, p. 289.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- SARCORAMPHUS
- papa
- Papa
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the King Vulture
