Cathartes (Turkey and Yellow-headed Vultures)

Genus

Turkey and Yellow-headed Vultures

Cathartes

3 species in our catalog · found in 131 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Turkey Vulture
LC

Turkey Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cathartes aura

90–100% · Very likely
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture
LC

Greater Yellow-headed Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cathartes melambrotus

40–50% · Likely
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
LC

Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cathartes burrovianus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Turkey and Yellow-headed Vultures

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 1
90–100%
2 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
70–80%
3 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
70–80%
4 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
70–80%
5 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States 1
70–80%
6 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica 1
70–80%
7 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba 1
70–80%
8 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
70–80%
9 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 2
70–80%
10 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras 2
60–70%
11 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 1
60–70%
12 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
60–70%
13 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 2
60–70%
14 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
60–70%
15 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
60–70%
16 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 2
60–70%
17 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 3
60–70%
18 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 2
60–70%
19 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 2
60–70%
20 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 2
60–70%
21 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
60–70%
22 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama 1
60–70%
23 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
60–70%
24 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 2
60–70%
25 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 2
60–70%
26 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama 2
50–60%
27 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
50–60%
28 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
50–60%
29 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
50–60%
30 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil 3
50–60%
31 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador 3
50–60%
32 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 2
50–60%
33 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
50–60%
34 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 2
50–60%
35 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize 2
50–60%
36 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
50–60%
37 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
50–60%
38 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 2
50–60%
39 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 3
50–60%
40 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 3
50–60%
41 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
50–60%
42 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
50–60%
43 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 2
50–60%
44 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
50–60%
45 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
50–60%
46 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
50–60%
47 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
40–50%
48 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
40–50%
49 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 2
40–50%
50 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
40–50%
51 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 3
40–50%
52 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 2
40–50%
53 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 2
40–50%
54 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 3
40–50%
55 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
40–50%
56 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
40–50%
57 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
40–50%
58 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 3
40–50%
59 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 2
40–50%
60 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
40–50%
61 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 3
40–50%
62 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
40–50%
63 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 3
40–50%
64 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 3
40–50%
65 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
40–50%
66 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
40–50%
67 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 2
40–50%
68 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 2
40–50%
69 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
40–50%
70 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
40–50%
71 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
40–50%
72 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname 3
40–50%
73 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 2
40–50%
74 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 2
40–50%
75 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 2
40–50%
76 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 3
40–50%
77 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 2
40–50%
78 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
30–40%
79 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
30–40%
80 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
30–40%
81 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
30–40%
82 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
30–40%
83 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
30–40%
84 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
30–40%
85 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 2
30–40%
86 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
30–40%
87 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
30–40%
88 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 2
20–30%
89 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 2
20–30%
90 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
20–30%
91 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States 1
20–30%
92 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
20–30%
93 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
20–30%
94 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 1
20–30%
95 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 1
20–30%
96 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
20–30%
97 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
20–30%
98 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
20–30%
99 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
20–30%
100 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
20–30%
101 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
102 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
103 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
104 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
105 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 2
10–20%
106 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 2
10–20%
107 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
10–20%
108 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 2
10–20%
109 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
110 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
10–20%
111 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
112 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada 1
10–20%
113 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
10–20%
114 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
10–20%
115 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 2
10–20%
116 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala 1
0–10%
117 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 2
0–10%
118 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile 1
0–10%
119 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
0–10%
120 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 2
0–10%
121 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
122 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada 1
0–10%
123 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
124 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
125 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
0–10%
126 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
127 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
128 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
129 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
130 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
131 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile 1
<5%