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The Social Complexity Hypothesis for Communicative Complexity (SCHCC) predicts that the cognitive demands of navigating socially intricate groups favour the evolution of complex communication. Although several studies provide support for the SCHCC, its empirical basis remains limited and inconsistent, as evidence is drawn predominantly from a small number of well-studied taxa (primarily primates), often neglects species\u2019 complete vocal repertoires, and employs inconsistent approaches for assessing social and vocal complexity. This narrow focus limits its generalisability across animals, underscoring the need to characterise the full communicative complexity of additional model species to expand its evolutionary relevance. Vultures, with their varied social structures, provide a unique system to test this hypothesis, yet foundational work on communication in this guild is limited. 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