king vulture

English

A captive king vulture in the Berlin Zoo.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /kɪŋ ˈvʌltʃəɹ/

Noun

king vulture (plural king vultures)

A widespread species of New World vulture, Sarcoramphus papa.

Translations

Sarcoramphus papa

Catalan: voltor reial m, rei dels zopilots m
Classical Nahuatl: cōzcacuāuhtli
Dutch: koningsgier
Finnish: kuningaskondori (fi)
French: sarcoramphe roi (fr) m, vautour pape (fr) m

German: Königsgeier m
Italian: avvoltoio reale m
Quechua: pampa kuntur, kuntur
Spanish: zopilote rey m
Swedish: kungsgam c

Further reading

king vulture on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Sarcoramphus papa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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