Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes burrovianus)

Family
Cathartidae (New World Vultures)

Size
58 - 66 cm

First Described (Guide)
Cassin, 1845

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland seasonally wet / flooded grassland. From sea-level - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile (B), Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay (B), Venezuela.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 500,000 - 4,999,999 (2020) and stable.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes burrovianus) [XC717346]
by id from Inaj\u00e1, State of Paran\u00e1, Brazil (alarm call)

Subspecies
May form superspecies with Greater Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes melambrotus), but are widely sympatric. Formerly called Cathartes urubitinga or Cathartes urubutinga.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

burrovianus Cassin, 1845 - Central America south to central Colombia and north-western Venezuela.
urubutinga Pelzeln, 1861 - Southern America to Argentina and Brazil (east of the Andes).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes burrovianus) - 10 files

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