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Sarcoramphus papa 

King Vulture

Photo:  Alyssa Simon, Brevard Zoo
Date of Last PVA/B&T Plan
Current Population Size (N)
Current Number of Participating AZA Member Institutions
Projected % GD at 100 years or 10 generations**
SSP Program Designation
​5 year target Population size
Space Needed (Target Population size minus current space)
Recent 5 year Population Trend (increasing, decreasing, or stable
USFWS
IUCN
​CITES
Draft June 2017
45.53.4 (102)
39
83%
Yellow SSP
120
18
(1.008) ½ of population is post reproductive
Not listed Least Concern Appendix lll
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Under Construction

Officers

Name
Shelly Collinsworth 
​​Lee Schoen
Jacque Williamson​
Organization
Fort Worth Zoo
BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo​
​Brandywine Zoo
Position
SSP Program Leader ​​& ​Studbook Keeper
SSP Vice Program Leader
Education Advisor
An official Care Manual has not yet been written. However, please check out the fact sheet prepared by the SSP Program Leader and the Avian Interest Group. ​​
king_vulture.pdf
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  • Home
  • Newsletter
  • Resources
    • Education >
      • Vulture Education
      • Year of the Bird
      • Raptors as Program Animals
    • Events
    • Issues >
      • Microtrash
      • Vulture Crisis >
        • Asian Vulture Crisis
        • African Vulture Crisis
      • Lead Poisoning
      • Rat poison
    • Position Statements
    • Training
    • Enrichment
    • Husbandry >
      • Husbandry Idea Gallery
      • Husbandry Products
      • TAG Manuals
  • raptors
    • Vultures >
      • African Vultures >
        • Cape Vulture SSP
        • Lappet-Faced Vulture SSP
        • Hooded Vulture SSP
        • Ruppell’s Griffon SSP
        • White-Backed Vulture SSP
      • Asian Vultures >
        • Eurasian Black Vulture SSP
      • New World Vultures >
        • Andean Condor SSP
        • California Condor SSP
        • King Vulture SSP
    • Eagles >
      • Steller's Sea Eagle SSP
      • Harpy Eagle (Candidate)
    • Falcons >
      • African Pygmy Falcon SSP
    • Hawks
    • Secretary Bird SSP
    • Owls >
      • Burrowing Owl SSP
      • Eurasian Eagle Owl SSP
      • Snowy Owl SSP
      • Spectacled Owl SSP
      • Verreaux's Eagle Owl SSP
  • Conservation
    • African vulture SAFE program
    • Egyptian Vultures in Oman
    • Bird Window Strikes
  • T-Shirt Store
  • About
    • Contact