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 Tijuca National Park
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
King Vulture
Sarcoramphus papa
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Rufous-thighed Kite
Harpagus diodon
Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
Harris' Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
White-necked Hawk
Leucopternis lacernulatus
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
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 Tijuca National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture sighting in Tijuca National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture in Tijuca National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture in Tijuca National Park in our monthly data.