Help celebrate International Vulture Awareness Day (IVAD) on 5 September 2020 as a way to show our appreciation for vultures and the ecosystem services they provide.
CMS Instruments | Birds of Prey (Raptors) (2015), CMS |
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IUCN Status | Critically endangered |
Date of entry in Appendix I | 2017 |
Date of entry in Appendix II | 1979 |
English | Red-headed Vulture |
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French | Vautour royal |
Spanish | Buitre cabecirrojo |
German | Kahlkopfgeier |
Formerly listed as | part of the order Falconiformes |
Class | Aves |
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Order | Accipitriformes |
Family | Accipitridae |
Scientific name | Sarcogyps calvus |