Red-headed Vulture

Sarcogyps calvus (Scopoli, 1786)

Red-headed Vulture, Sarcogyps calvus, is a vulture of the Oriental Region, with breeding recorded across a wide area. It is an Old World vulture and the only species in its genus. The bird is mainly associated with the Indian subcontinent, though it also occurs in scattered parts of south-east Asia. It is usually seen in open ground, farmed land and semi-desert, and it also uses deciduous woodland, foothills and river valleys. Its range reaches to 3000m above sea level.

Order

Accipitriformes

Family

Accipitridae — Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Breeding range

Oriental Region: widespread