Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture

Cathartes burrovianus - Urubu à tête jaune

Systematics

Order
:
Accipitriformes
Family
:
Cathartidés
Genus
:
Cathartes
Species
:
burrovianus

Descriptor

Cassin, 1845

Biometrics

Size
: 66 cm
Wingspan
: 150 à 165 cm.
Weight
: 900 à 1600 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes burrovianus) is a species of bird in the Cathartidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

Cathartes burrovianus burrovianus (se Mexico to c Colombia and nw Venezuela)
Cathartes burrovianus urubutinga (se Colombia to the Guianas south to ne Argentina and Uruguay)

Foreign names

Urubu à tête jaune,
Aura sabanera,
urubu-de-cabeça-amarela,
Savannen-Gelbkopfgeier,
kis sárgafejű keselyű,
Kleine Geelkopgier,
Avvoltoio testagialla minore,
savanngam,
Myrkondor,
kondor modrohlavý,
kondor menší,
Gulhovedet Grib,
pikkukondori,
zopilot de sabana,
sępnik pstrogłowy,
Малая желтоголовая катарта,
キガシラコンドル,
小黄头美洲鹫,
小黃頭美洲鷲,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Savanna : Moist ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest