Written by Rhishja Larson
Published on September 4th, 2009
King vulture (Sarcoramphus papa)
Status: Least Concern. Population Trend: Although there is evidence of a population decline, the species is not believed to approach the thresholds for the population decline criterion of the IUCN Red List. Range: Central and South America.
Image: flickr.com/jonhanson/ / CC BY-SA 2.0
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