17 de junio de 2008

THE KING VULTURE



The King Vulture Sarcoramphis papa


In the world of Avian there is an order known as Falconiformes; they are birds of prey, hunters of meat. Within this order is a family called the Cathartidae or Vultures and of the Vultures there is a species called Sarcoramphis papa, loosely translated this means Òfather of the coffinÓ. He is indisputably ÒThe King of VulturesÓ.In the whole of Belize four species of vulture can be found. They are the Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Savanna Vulture, and The King Vulture.

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