Red-headed Vulture
Sarcogyps calvus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusSarcogyps
- SpeciesSarcogyps calvus (Red-headed Vulture)
The red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus), also known as the Asian king vulture, Indian black vulture or Pondicherry vulture, is an Old World vulture mainly found in the Indian subcontinent, with small disjunct populations in some parts of Southeast Asia. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-headed Vulture sighting in Kaziranga National Park, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Kaziranga National Park
Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
Crested Serpent Eagle
Spilornis cheela
Pallas's Fish Eagle
Haliaeetus leucoryphus
Slender-billed Vulture
Gyps tenuirostris
Himalayan Vulture
Gyps himalayensis
Crested Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus cirrhatus
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
Greater Spotted Eagle
Aquila clanga
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Steppe Eagle
Aquila nipalensis
Black Baza
Aviceda leuphotes
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 7 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-headed Vulture in Kaziranga National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Red-headed Vulture sighting in Kaziranga National Park, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Red-headed Vulture in Kaziranga National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Red-headed Vulture in Kaziranga National Park in our monthly data.