King Vulture

King Vulture

King Vulture / Kral Akbaba, Costa Rica, 2019 A dinstictive archaic bird with its colors and the whole head including face, eyes, beak, neck etc. They are the kings. They take over the carcasses over other vultures or any other birds. The Mayans thought they are the messengers of Gods. They are huge vultures whiose wingspan can reach up to 2 meters (6.5 feet). You need to travel to somewhere between the Southern Mexico and the Northern Arjentina to see them in wildlife or find them in captivity where they can live up to 30 years.