Their story, personality and the details worth observing in person.
Meet Rey
Rey is an invented editorial name for this provisional profile. In the sample story, the animal curiously explores keeper-provided enrichment and often chooses the same quiet spot to rest. This individual profile does not describe a real specimen and will be replaced by Bioparco.
An individual, not just a species
The identity card of Rey
- Sex
- non specificato
- Origin
- The individual name, sex and story are invented provisional editorial content; scientific information refers to the species.
Verifiable facts and scientific language
Species profile
King vulture
Sarcoramphus papa
The king vulture is a multicoloured bare head and black-and-white plumage.
- Class
- Aves
- Diet
- Carnivore
- IUCN status
- LC Least Concern Least Concern (LC) It is widespread or abundant and currently faces a low risk. IUCN Red List classification
- Natural habitat
- Tropical forest and wooded savanna.
- Distribution
- From southern Mexico to northern Argentina.
- Feeding
- Carrion.
- Characteristics
- A multicoloured bare head and black-and-white plumage.
One fact to take home
Observe, connect, remember
It can open carcasses that smaller vultures cannot tear.