Lesser yellow-headed vulture / Kleiner Gelbkopfgeier (Cathartes burrovianus)

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Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Cathartes (Cathartes); Family Cathartidae (Cathartidae)
General: The lesser yellow-headed vulture (Cathartes burrovianus) also known as the savannah vulture,^[2] 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.^[3] 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. [more]