Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
Cathartes burrovianus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyCathartidae (New World Vultures)
- GenusCathartes (Turkey and Yellow-headed Vultures)
- SpeciesCathartes burrovianus (Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture)
Closest Relatives at Amboró National Park
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture
Cathartes melambrotus
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Andean Condor
Vultur gryphus
King Vulture
Sarcoramphus papa
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
White Hawk
Leucopternis albicollis
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle
Geranoaetus melanoleucus
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture in Amboró National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture sighting in Amboró National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture in Amboró National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture in Amboró National Park in our monthly data.