Tag: Cathartes burrovianus

Observations on Migratory Turkey Vultures and Lesser Yellow-headed Vultures in Northern Colombia

Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes burrovianus) Science Article 1 abstract Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) breed from southern Canada to Tierra del Fuego, while Lesser Yellowheaded Vultures (Cathartes burrovianus) occur from M xico through Central America to northern Argentina and Uruguay (Meyer de Schauensee 1966).It has long been known that Turkey Vultures breeding in the northern parts […]

Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes burrovianus)

[order] FALCONIFORMES | [family] Cathartidae | [latin] Cathartes burrovianus | [authority] Cassin, 1845 | [UK] Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture | [FR] Urubu a tete jaune | [DE] Kleiner Gelbkopfgeier | [ES] Aura Sabanera | [NL] Kleine Geelkopgier Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Cathartes burrovianus LA e Mexico to n Argentina Genus The genus Cathartes includes […]