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King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) Camp Darin, Darin Province, Panam. Disturbed tropical lowland rainforest (mixed evergreen and deciduous forest) at 110 m (361 ft) elevation.

King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) Photographed along the Transpantaneira Road between South Wild and Porto Jofre, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Small forested patches, cerrado and wetlands at ca. 128 m (420 ft) elevation.

King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) Ro Rincon near Rincn, Golfo Dulce, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. Pacific secondary rain forest.

One month and I'll be enjoying the amazing wildlife of Belize again. Can't wait to be back! These are King Vultures (Sarcoramphus papa), adult and juvenile. En un mes estar disfrutando de la fauna de Belice. Estoy deseando volver! Estos son adulto y juvenil de Zopilote Rey (Sarcoramphus papa).

The King Vulture is one of the species we will be looking for in Belize. I will be leading a couple of tours in that beautiful country. I'm really looking forward to it! :)

King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) Photographed north of Orange Walk, Orange Walk Province, along the Northern Hwy, Belize. Pine/ridge savannah at ca. 30 m (98 ft) elevation. This guy was sitting with a Black Vulture, a true Mutt and Jeff scene. I searched for that picture but I assume I have...

I don't know about rest of you, but for me this is one of the most beautiful birds. Note on the equipment. Many Nikon users are claiming that combining 70-200/2.8 VR zoom with TC20E does not give very good results. After photographing this vulture, I have to disagree, the result is excellent...

It has disappeared for more than a week and I was wondering if he will ever come back, but he did. This first photo shows that he is above the cage where other 3 of his "brothers" are held imprisoned.

In Cuiaba ZOO, there i a couple of King Vultures in the cage. This one I photographed outside the cage. It just sits on the top minding his own business and can come and go as he pleases. I think it shows a solidarity in the birds world. It is not a captive bird.