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Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
Cathartes burrovianus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Greater Yellow-headed VultureCathartes melambrotus
Black VultureCoragyps atratus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Brazil | 1,409 |
|---|---|
| Mexico | 804 |
| Argentina | 405 |
| Colombia | 277 |
| Mato Grosso | 264 |
| Yucatan | 239 |
| Minas Gerais | 235 |
| Quintana Roo | 229 |
| Panama | 226 |
| Corrientes | 200 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- ScavengerPrimarily feeds on carrionChecked by the maintainer
Group and habits
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | New World Vultures · Cathartiformes |
| Family | New World Vultures · Cathartidae |
| Genus | Turkey and Yellow-headed Vultures · Cathartes |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.