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 Lago de Yojoa
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
King Vulture
Sarcoramphus papa
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
White Hawk
Leucopternis albicollis
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
📅 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 Lago de Yojoa?
About 26% of visitor-days record a Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture sighting in Lago de Yojoa, based on 157 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture in Lago de Yojoa?
September has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture in Lago de Yojoa in our monthly data.