King Vulture

Closest Relatives at Ostional Wildlife Refuge

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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	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
2	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	20–30%
3	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
4	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	20–30%
5	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	10–20%
6	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
7	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
8	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
9	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
10	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	10–20%
11	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
12	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
13	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	10–20%
14	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
15	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
16	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
17	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
18	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
19	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
20	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
21	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
22	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	5–10%
23	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
24	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	5–10%
25	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	5–10%
26	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
27	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
28	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
29	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
30	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
31	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
32	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
33	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
34	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
35	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
36	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
37	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
38	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
39	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
40	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
41	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
42	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
43	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
44	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
45	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
46	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
47	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
48	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
49	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
50	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
51	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
52	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
53	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
54	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
55	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
56	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
57	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
58	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
59	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
60	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
61	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
62	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
63	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
64	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
65	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
66	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
67	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
68	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
69	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
70	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data