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Sarcoramphus papa
Spotted on Jun 20, 2011
Submitted on Oct 14, 2011
16 Comments
What an incredible eye!
Ok. Thanks. It makes a great spotting. :)
No Harsha, the King Vulture can be found from south Mexico to Northern Argentina. But it's not a common bird, in some places is quiet rare.
Wonderful! Are they found only in Brazil?
Well I'm glad it's not injured. It sure is beautiful around the eye.
You're welcome, Ashish!
Long live all raptors!
Wow they are very informative... Today any language is translated with browser....!!
Thanks a lot for sharing all details...
Long live all Vultures....!!
More information about Crax Breeding Center:
http://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/tecnolo...
Ashish, this page has more information about the CRAX Breeding Center:
http://www.oeco.com.br/reportagens-espec...
The page is in Portuguese.
Lovely close ups.
Kassius...
Request you to add more information on this breeding center. Also tell if any website is related to their mission..
Thanks for sharing..!!
Carlos, this one is a captive bird, in a breeding center. Here are a few individuals photographed by me in their natural habitat: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/750...
Marta, this specimen is in a Brazilian birds breeding center.There they manage the captive breeding of this species and many other species of birds, including the Harpy Eagle, to reintroduce in the nature. The breeding center, called CRAX, stays in Contagem, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Heather, they are like this. the specimen looks healthy to me. Kassius, nice close ups! can you tell us more about this spotting? Are these birds being rehabilitated? (just curious)
The orange is normal the color could be a litle more strong. That is not a common specie so it is not so easy to see ... problaby it is in a zoo...
Very nice pics congratulation!
Is that orange normal on the nose? Is he injured? Do you know why is it in the cage?