The red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus), also known as the Asian king vulture, Indian black vulture or Pondicherry vulture, is an Old World vulture mainly found in the Indian subcontinent, with small disjunct populations in some parts of Southeast Asia.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Red-headed Vulture being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Trigonoceps occipitalis
- Torgos tracheliotos
- Necrosyrtes monachus
- Gyps bengalensis
- Gymnogyps californianus
- Aegypius monachus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Genus
- Sarcogyps
- Species
- Sarcogyps calvus
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