What is King vulture?
{{Taxobox | name = King vulture | status = LC | status_system = iucn3.1 | image = Sarcoramphus papa (Königsgeier - King Vulture) - Weltvogelpark Walsrode 2013-01.jpg | image_width = 250px | image_caption = The extraordinary head of the king vulture | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] | classis = [[Bird|Aves]] | ordo = [[Accipitriformes]] | familia = [[Cathartidae]] | genus = '''''Sarcoramphus''''' | binomial = ''Sarcoramphus papa'' | binomial_authority = ([[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1758) }} The '''king vulture''' (''Sarcoramphus papa''), is a large [[bird]] found in [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]. This [[vulture]] lives predominantly in tropical lowland forests stretching from southern [[Mexico]] to northern [[Argentina]]. It is the only surviving member of the [[genus]] '''''Sarcoramphus''''', although fossil members are known. Large and predominantly white, the king vulture has gray to black ruff, flight, and tail [[feather]]s. The head and neck are bald, with the skin color varying, including yellow, orange, blue, purple, and red. The king vulture has a very noticeable yellow fleshy caruncle on its beak. [[File:Sarcoramphus papa -National Zoo -Washington -USA-8a.jpg|thumb|left|250px|]] {{clear}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Birds of Central America]] [[Category:Birds of South America]] [[Category:Cathartidae]] [[Category:Vultures]]