King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa (Linnaeus, 1758) (Aves, Cathartidae) nesting in a manmade structure

Authors

  • Laís Petri Universidade Federal de São Carlos
  • Bárbara Heliodora Soares do Prado Estação Ecológica de Angatuba, Seção de Estação Experimental de Itapetininga
  • Alexsander Zamorano Antunes Instituto FlorestalInstituto Florestal
  • Benedito Carlos de Oliveira Estação Ecológica de Angatuba, Seção de Estação Experimental de Itapetininga

Keywords:

Angatuba, breeding behavior, conservation, wooden tower

Abstract

The King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa (Linnaeus, 1758) is declining globally and it is listed as threatened with extinction in state of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil. Despite a recent increase in observations of this species, nesting records are scarce in the state. We report a nesting attempt on an observation tower at Estação Ecológica de Angatuba, southwestern state of São Paulo.

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Published

2013-06-01

How to Cite

Petri, L., Prado, B. H. S. do, Antunes, A. Z., & Oliveira, B. C. de. (2013). King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa (Linnaeus, 1758) (Aves, Cathartidae) nesting in a manmade structure. Biota Neotropica, 13(2). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/1205

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Short Communications

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