Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture

Cathartes burrovianus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderAccipitriformes
FamilyCathartidae (New World Vultures)
GenusCathartes (Turkey and Yellow-headed Vultures)
SpeciesCathartes burrovianus (Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Chagres National Park

2 Verified records at Chagres National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The lesser yellow-headed vulture (Cathartes burrovianus), also known as the savannah vulture, is a species of bird in the New World vulture family Cathartidae. It was considered to be the same species as the greater yellow-headed vulture until they were split in 1964. It is found in Mexico, Central America, and South America in seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, swamps, and heavily degraded former forest. It is a large bird, with a wingspan of 150–165 cm (59–65 in). The body plumage is black, and the head and neck, which are featherless, are pale orange with red or blue areas. It lacks a syrinx, so therefore its vocalizations are limited to grunts or low hisses. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Chagres National Park

Cathartes aura

Coragyps atratus

Sarcoramphus papa

Elanoides forficatus

Buteo platypterus

Spizaetus tyrannus

Pandion haliaetus

Harpagus bidentatus

Leucopternis albicollis

5–10% · With luck

Buteo brachyurus

5–10% · With luck

Harpyhaliaetus solitarius

Insufficient data

Rupornis magnirostris

<5% · Rare

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture at Chagres National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

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

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	40–50%
2	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	40–50%
3	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	40–50%
4	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
5	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	40–50%
6	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
7	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	20–30%
8	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	20–30%
9	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	20–30%
10	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
11	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
12	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
13	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
14	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	5–10%
15	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	5–10%
16	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
17	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
18	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
19	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
20	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
21	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
22	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
23	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
24	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
25	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
26	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
27	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
28	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
29	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
30	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
31	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
32	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
33	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
34	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
35	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
36	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
37	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
38	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
39	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
40	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
41	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	Insufficient data
42	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
43	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
44	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
45	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
46	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
47	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
48	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
49	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
50	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data

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Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture

Closest Relatives at Chagres National Park

Turkey Vulture

Black Vulture

King Vulture

American Swallow-tailed Kite

Broad-winged Hawk

Black Hawk-Eagle

Osprey

Double-toothed Kite

White Hawk

Short-tailed Hawk

Solitary Eagle

Roadside Hawk

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found