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King VultureThis vulture lives predominantly in tropical lowland forests stretching from southern Mexico to northern Argentina, though some believe that William Bartram's Painted Vulture of Florida may be of this species. It is the only surviving member of the genus Sarcoramphus, though fossil members are known.The King Vulture, Sarcoramphus papa, is a large Central and South American bird in the New World vulture family Cathartidae. |