Greater Yellow-headed Vulture

Closest Relatives at Canaima National Park

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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

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	40–50%
2	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	40–50%
3	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	40–50%
4	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	20–30%
5	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	20–30%
6	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	20–30%
7	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
8	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	10–20%
9	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
10	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	0–10%
11	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
12	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
13	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
14	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
15	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Greater Yellow-headed Vulture in Canaima National Park?

About 6% of visitor-days record a Greater Yellow-headed Vulture sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 21 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Greater Yellow-headed Vulture in Canaima National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Greater Yellow-headed Vulture in Canaima National Park in our monthly data.