Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture

Closest Relatives at Iguaçu 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	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	40–50%
2	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	40–50%
3	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	40–50%
4	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
5	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	40–50%
6	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
7	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	20–30%
8	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	20–30%
9	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	20–30%
10	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
11	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
12	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
13	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
14	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
15	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	0–10%
16	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
17	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
18	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
19	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
20	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
21	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
22	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
23	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
24	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
25	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
26	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
27	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
28	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
29	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
30	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
31	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
32	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
33	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
34	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
35	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
36	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
37	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
38	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
39	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
40	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
41	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	Insufficient data
42	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
43	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
44	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
45	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
46	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
47	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
48	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
49	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
50	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
51	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture in Iguaçu National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture sighting in Iguaçu National Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture in Iguaçu National Park?

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