Red-headed Vulture
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Red-headed Vulture

Sarcogyps calvus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Keoladeo National Park
21 Verified records at Keoladeo National Park
December 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% of wildlife watchers report a Red-headed Vulture sighting in Keoladeo National Park, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Keoladeo National Park

Greater Spotted Eagle

Greater Spotted Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aquila clanga

50–60% · Likely
Western Marsh-Harrier
LC

Western Marsh-Harrier

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Circus aeruginosus

40–50% · Likely
Black Kite
LC

Black Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Milvus migrans

40–50% · Likely
Imperial Eagle
VU

Imperial Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aquila heliaca

30–40% · Possible
Indian Spotted Eagle

Indian Spotted Eagle

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aquila hastata

30–40% · Possible
Crested Serpent Eagle
LC Endemic

Crested Serpent Eagle

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Spilornis cheela

20–30% · Possible
Booted Eagle
LC

Booted Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hieraaetus pennatus

20–30% · Possible
Black-winged Kite
LC

Black-winged Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Elanus caeruleus

20–30% · Possible
Egyptian Vulture
EN Endemic

Egyptian Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Neophron percnopterus

10–20% · With luck
Steppe Eagle
EN

Steppe Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aquila nipalensis

10–20% · With luck
Oriental Honey-buzzard
LC

Oriental Honey-buzzard

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pernis ptilorhynchus

10–20% · With luck
Hen Harrier
LC

Hen Harrier

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Circus cyaneus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
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 Keoladeo National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Red-headed Vulture sighting in Keoladeo National Park, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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