Sarcogyps calvus
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Sarcogyps calvus, commonly known as the red-headed vulture or Asian king vulture, is a large, critically endangered scavenging bird native to the Indian subcontinent.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sarcogyps calvus canonical | 2 |
| Sarcogyps | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
scavenger ⓘ vulture ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| beakType | strong hooked bill ⓘ |
| binomialName | Sarcogyps calvus self-link ⓘ |
| bodySize | large ⓘ |
| breedingSite |
cliffs
ⓘ
tall trees ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | one egg ⓘ |
| commonName |
Asian king vulture
ⓘ
red-headed vulture ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Critically Endangered ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
ⓘ
surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| currentRange | fragmented populations ⓘ |
| diet | carrion ⓘ |
| distributionTrend | declining ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | carrion removal ⓘ |
| family | Accipitridae ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior | scavenging ⓘ |
| flightStyle | soaring ⓘ |
| genus |
Sarcogyps calvus
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sarcogyps
|
| habitat |
cultivated areas
ⓘ
open country ⓘ semi-desert regions ⓘ wooded hills ⓘ |
| hasBareHead | true ⓘ |
| headColor | red ⓘ |
| historicalRange | much of South Asia ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
Bhutan ⓘ India ⓘ South Asia ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
Myanmar ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| nestType | large stick nest ⓘ |
| order | Accipitriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| primaryThreat |
food scarcity
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ poisoning from veterinary drugs ⓘ |
| rangeTrend | severely contracted ⓘ |
| socialBehavior |
often seen solitary
ⓘ
sometimes in pairs ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sarcogyps