Cathartidae (New World Vultures)

Family

New World Vultures

Cathartidae

7 species in our catalog · found in 135 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Turkey Vulture
LC

Turkey Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cathartes aura

90–100% · Very likely
Black Vulture
LC

Black Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coragyps atratus

70–80% · Very likely
Andean Condor
VU

Andean Condor

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vultur gryphus

60–70% · Likely
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture
LC

Greater Yellow-headed Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cathartes melambrotus

40–50% · Likely
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
LC

Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cathartes burrovianus

40–50% · Likely
King Vulture
LC

King Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sarcoramphus papa

20–30% · Possible
California Condor
CR

California Condor

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gymnogyps californianus

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see New World Vultures

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 1
90–100%
2 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 4
90–100%
3 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 4
90–100%
4 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 3
90–100%
5 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras 4
90–100%
6 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States 2
90–100%
7 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama 3
90–100%
8 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 4
80–90%
9 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 3
80–90%
10 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama 4
80–90%
11 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 4
80–90%
12 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 3
80–90%
13 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 3
80–90%
14 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 4
80–90%
15 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 4
80–90%
16 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 4
80–90%
17 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
80–90%
18 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 4
80–90%
19 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 4
80–90%
20 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 4
80–90%
21 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 3
80–90%
22 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 3
80–90%
23 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 4
80–90%
24 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 4
80–90%
25 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil 5
80–90%
26 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador 5
80–90%
27 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 3
80–90%
28 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 4
80–90%
29 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 3
80–90%
30 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 4
80–90%
31 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 3
70–80%
32 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 4
70–80%
33 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 4
70–80%
34 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 3
70–80%
35 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 3
70–80%
36 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 5
70–80%
37 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
70–80%
38 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina 2
70–80%
39 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 5
70–80%
40 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 3
70–80%
41 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 3
70–80%
42 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 4
70–80%
43 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 3
70–80%
44 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 4
70–80%
45 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 2
70–80%
46 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 3
70–80%
47 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 4
70–80%
48 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 5
70–80%
49 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 6
70–80%
50 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba 2
70–80%
51 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica 1
70–80%
52 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 4
70–80%
53 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 3
70–80%
54 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 5
70–80%
55 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 3
70–80%
56 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
70–80%
57 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 2
70–80%
58 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize 4
70–80%
59 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 4
70–80%
60 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 5
70–80%
61 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 3
70–80%
62 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 4
60–70%
63 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
60–70%
64 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 3
60–70%
65 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
60–70%
66 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 6
60–70%
67 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
60–70%
68 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico 3
60–70%
69 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 6
60–70%
70 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
60–70%
71 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 3
60–70%
72 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 4
60–70%
73 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 2
60–70%
74 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 5
60–70%
75 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 4
60–70%
76 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname 5
60–70%
77 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile 1
60–70%
78 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
60–70%
79 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 3
60–70%
80 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 4
60–70%
81 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
60–70%
82 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 5
60–70%
83 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 2
60–70%
84 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
60–70%
85 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 3
60–70%
86 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 3
60–70%
87 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
50–60%
88 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 4
50–60%
89 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 4
50–60%
90 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 2
50–60%
91 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 3
50–60%
92 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 3
50–60%
93 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 2
50–60%
94 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile 3
50–60%
95 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 3
50–60%
96 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 3
50–60%
97 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
50–60%
98 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 4
50–60%
99 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 3
50–60%
100 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 4
50–60%
101 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 4
40–50%
102 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
40–50%
103 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 3
40–50%
104 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 3
40–50%
105 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
40–50%
106 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
40–50%
107 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 4
30–40%
108 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 2
30–40%
109 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
30–40%
110 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala 3
30–40%
111 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico 2
20–30%
112 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States 2
20–30%
113 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
20–30%
114 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
20–30%
115 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
20–30%
116 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
20–30%
117 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
20–30%
118 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
119 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
120 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile 2
10–20%
121 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 1
10–20%
122 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
123 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
10–20%
124 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
125 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada 1
10–20%
126 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 3
10–20%
127 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 3
10–20%
128 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
5–10%
129 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada 1
5–10%
130 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
5–10%
131 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
5–10%
132 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
133 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
134 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
135 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%