New World Vultures (Cathartidae)
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes melambrotus) - HBW 2, p. 39
French: Grand Urubu
German: Großer Gelbkopfgeier
Spanish: Aura Selvática
Taxonomy: Cathartes melambrotus Wetmore, 1964, Kartabo, Guyana.
Taxonomic status of all three Cathartes species rather uncertain. Present species very similar in appearance, ecology and behaviour to C. aura and C. burrovianus. Has been regarded as an allospecies of C. burrovianus, but the two have widely sympatric ranges. Monotypic.
Distribution: Poorly known. Amazonia, including S Venezuela and the Guianas. Knowledge of distribution is likely to be conservative.
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A bird in a tree shaking its head repeatedly Locality Pousada Rio Roosevelt, Rio Roosevelt, Amazonas State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 8 July 2007 5 years ago 39 sec 4.5 -
Two birds fighting agressively on the ground, the loser flying to a perch where it is chased away by a third individual. Locality Floresta Nacional de Carajás, Pará State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 9 August 2011 1 year ago 37 sec 4.4 -
An individual perched on a branch and flying away. Locality Floresta Nacional de Carajás, Pará State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2011 1 year ago 13 sec 4.3 -
An individual on a branch, scratching the head and preening the tail. Locality Iracema Falls, Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 July 2011 1 year ago 20 sec 3.6 -
Two birds perched on an electrical post, preening and looking around. Locality Floresta Nacional de Carajás, Pará State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2011 1 year ago 26 sec 3.6 -
A bird flying Locality Imataca Forest Reserve, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 19 April 2000 7 years ago 19 sec 3.5 -
An individual soaring. Locality Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 July 2011 1 year ago 19 sec 3.3 -
A bird soaring over rainforest Locality Cocha Camungo, Manu Wildlife Center, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru
Keith Blomerley 23 November 2004 3 years ago 29 sec 3.3 -
An individual soaring. Locality Fazenda Praia Alta, Tocantins State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2011 1 year ago 17 sec 3.2 -
an individual perched on a exposed branch Locality Río Grande, Imataca Forest Reserve, Venezuela
DAVID ASCANIO 23 April 2008 2 years ago 35 sec 3.2 -
A bird preening on a branch. Locality Iracema Falls, Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 July 2011 1 year ago 19 sec 3 -
A bird in flight. Locality Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 July 2011 1 year ago 20 sec 3 -
A bird soaring above the forest. Locality Brownsberg National Park, Suriname (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 21 July 2011 1 year ago 31 sec 3 -
A bird soaring above the city of Paramaribo. Locality Suri Village, Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 14 July 2011 1 year ago 46 sec 3 -
A bird circling overhead Locality Shiripuno River, Pastaza Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 29 November 2010 2 years ago 24 sec 3 -
A bird on the ground and flying away Locality Ventuari River, Amazonas State, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 27 February 2002 8 years ago 8 sec 2.9
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