Sarcogyps calvus | Southern South American Grassland Birds

Assessment information
CMS Instruments	Birds of Prey (Raptors) (2015), CMS
IUCN Status	Critically endangered
Date of entry in Appendix I	2017
Date of entry in Appendix II	1979

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Red-headed Vulture © Tulsi Sebedi

Red-headed Vulture © Phaerun Sum

Red-headed Vulture © Phaerun Sum

Red-headed Vulture © Phaerun Sum

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Common names
English	Red-headed Vulture
French	Vautour royal
Spanish	Buitre cabecirrojo
German	Kahlkopfgeier
Formerly listed as	part of the order Falconiformes

Taxonomy
Class	Aves
Order	Accipitriformes
Family	Accipitridae
Scientific name	Sarcogyps calvus

Related content

Title	Start date	Country	CMS Instrument
Overarching Workshop to Develop a Multi-species Action Plan to Conserve African-Eurasian Vultures (Vulture MsAP)	16.02.2017	Spain

Publication	Publisher	Type	Published Date
Multi-species Action Plan to Conserve African-Eurasian Vultures (Vulture MsAP) - CMS Technical Series No.35/Raptors MOU Technical Publication No.5	Coordinating Unit of the Raptors MOU	Action Plan, Technical Series	11 2017