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KING VULTURE Sarcoramphus papa
If the word handsome can ever be applied to a vulture, then I suppose the King Vulture is the best candidate. A magestic black-and-white bird, its head adorned by grotesque multi-coloured wattles, it is the least often encountered of the regularly-occurring Paraguayan species. Unlike other vultures it leads a solitary lifestyle, and only one individual is ever present at a carcass, easily dominating the other scavengers which scatter in its wake.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE2632PH) Adult, Estancia Señorita, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith November 2005).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE2633PH) Adult soaring, Lagunita, Mbaracayú Biosphere Reserve, Departamento Canindeyú (Paul Smith October 2008).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE2634PH) Adult soaring, location unknown (Alberto Esquivel undated).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE2635PH) Juvenile, Peguajho, Departamento Concepción (Thanks to Freddy Rojas and ABC Digital August 2009).
VIDEO - (FPAVE2631VI) Adult soaring, PN Tte Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith April 2011)
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