king vulture

king vulture

English

A captive king vulture in the Berlin Zoo.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /kɪŋ ˈvʌltʃəɹ/

Noun

king vulture (plural king vultures)

1. A widespread species of New World vulture, Sarcoramphus papa.

Translations

Sarcoramphus papa

Catalan: voltor reial m, rei dels zopilots m Classical Nahuatl: cōzcacuāuhtli Dutch: koningsgier Finnish: kuningaskondori (fi) French: sarcoramphe roi (fr) m, vautour pape (fr) m

German: Königsgeier m Italian: avvoltoio reale m Quechua: pampa kuntur, kuntur Spanish: zopilote rey m Swedish: kungsgam c

Further reading

• king vulture on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sarcoramphus papa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies