Wildlifeof Thailand
Red-headed Vulture
Accipitridae
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Sarcogyps calvus
Basic stats
Diet
Carrion
Habitat
Open woodland and grassland
Range
South and Southeast Asia
A black-bodied scavenger with a bare red head, it soars over open country for carcasses and formerly ranged widely across tropical Asia (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Critically Endangered (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Red-headed Vulture eat?
- Carrion
- What habitat does the Red-headed Vulture live in?
- Open woodland and grassland
- Where is the Red-headed Vulture found?
- South and Southeast Asia