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 Chingaza National Natural Park
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Andean Condor
Vultur gryphus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle
Geranoaetus melanoleucus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Black-and-chestnut Eagle
Spizaetus isidori
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Buteo leucorrhous
Percnohierax leucorrhous
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture at Chingaza National Natural Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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