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Sarcoramphus papa

Photo by AdamRiley
Location: Surama, Guyana

[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

Central and South America. Breeds in southern Mexico from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Chiapas and the lower Yucatan Peninsula, rarely recorded in Sinaloa, Puebla and Veracruz. Occurs south through Central America and in South America from Colombia, Venezuela and Trinidad south to south-west Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina.

Photo by Pitter
Chocó Dept., Colombia

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

[edit] Habitat

Lowland forest, often hunting over adjacent grasslands and along rivers.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Diet

Their diet includes snakes.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view

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