Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes burrovianus) photo
Juvenal plumage vulture, in the flooded forest along the Rio Negro
- Recorded 26 May 2011
- Added to IBC 43 weeks 5 days ago
- Dave Rintoul
- Locality Ariau Resort, Iranduba, Amazonas State, Brazil
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Initially thought this was a black vulture. But the head is not wrinkled, so if that is the ID, it has to be a juvenile. However, the feathering in juvenile black vultures goes up onto the crown of the head; this bird does not show that. Moreover, the structure of the head and beak seems more in line with lesser yellow-headed vulture than black vulture. Any other field marks that I missed?