Red-headed Vulture

Red-headed Vulture

Sarcogyps calvus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Chitwan National Park
117 Verified records at Chitwan National Park
February 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 Chitwan National Park, based on 117 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
10–20
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 Chitwan National Park?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Red-headed Vulture sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 117 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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