Greater Yellow-headed Vulture
Cathartes melambrotus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyCathartidae (New World Vultures)
- GenusCathartes (Turkey and Yellow-headed Vultures)
- SpeciesCathartes melambrotus (Greater Yellow-headed Vulture)
Closest Relatives at Manu National Park
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
King Vulture
Sarcoramphus papa
Andean Condor
Vultur gryphus
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Solitary Eagle
Harpyhaliaetus solitarius
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
Black-and-chestnut Eagle
Spizaetus isidori
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 4 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 9 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 11 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 12 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 13 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 14 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 15 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Greater Yellow-headed Vulture in Manu National Park?
About 22% of visitor-days record a Greater Yellow-headed Vulture sighting in Manu National Park, based on 1164 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Greater Yellow-headed Vulture in Manu National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Greater Yellow-headed Vulture in Manu National Park in our monthly data.