King Vulture Skull Replica

Description

King vulture skull replica measures 4.4 x 2.5 x 2.5 inches. Sarcoramphus papa skull is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of a California Academy of Sciences specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible). 1:1 scale. Made in USA.

The king vulture is a large bird found in Central and South America. It is a member of the New World vulture family Cathartidae.

This vulture lives predominantly in tropical lowland forests stretching from southern Mexico to Northern Argentina.

Large and predominantly white, the king vulture has gray to black ruff, flight, and tail feathers. The head and neck are bald, with the skin color varying, including yellow, orange, blue, purple, and red.

They have a very noticeable orange fleshy caruncle on its beak. This vulture is a scavenger and it often makes the initial cut into a fresh carcass.

Scientific Classification

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Aves
• Order: Cathartiformes
• Family: Cathartidae
• Genus: Sarcoramphus
• Species: S. papa
• Binomial name: Sarcoramphus papa (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Conservation status: Least concerned (IUCN 3.1)

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