Red-headed Vulture
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Red-headed Vulture

Sarcogyps calvus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · Rare
overall probability at Ranthambore National Park
59 Verified records at Ranthambore National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

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 →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-headed Vulture sighting in Ranthambore National Park, based on 59 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ranthambore National Park

Crested Serpent Eagle
LC Endemic

Crested Serpent Eagle

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Spilornis cheela

20–30% · Possible
Black-winged Kite
LC

Black-winged Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Elanus caeruleus

20–30% · Possible
Indian Vulture
CR

Indian Vulture

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gyps indicus

20–30% · Possible
Oriental Honey-buzzard
LC

Oriental Honey-buzzard

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pernis ptilorhynchus

10–20% · With luck
White-eyed Buzzard
LC

White-eyed Buzzard

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Butastur teesa

10–20% · With luck
Black Kite
LC

Black Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Milvus migrans

5–10% · With luck
Hen Harrier
LC

Hen Harrier

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Circus cyaneus

Insufficient data
Bonelli's Eagle
LC

Bonelli's Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aquila fasciata

5–10% · With luck
Egyptian Vulture
EN Endemic

Egyptian Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Neophron percnopterus

<5% · Rare
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
LC

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Accipiter nisus

<5% · Rare
Short-toed Eagle
LC

Short-toed Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Circaetus gallicus

<5% · Rare
Booted Eagle
LC

Booted Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hieraaetus pennatus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
20–30%
2 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
3 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
4 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
5 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
6 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
7 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
8 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
9 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
11 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
12 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-headed Vulture in Ranthambore National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-headed Vulture sighting in Ranthambore National Park, based on 59 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red-headed Vulture in Ranthambore National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Red-headed Vulture in Ranthambore National Park in our monthly data.

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