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Greater Yellow-headed Vulture

Cathartes melambrotus
Wetmore, A, 1964
Aura Selvática
Urubu-da-mata
Family: Cathartidae
Order: Cathartiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Number of Photography: 30

Foto
Photography ID: 648787
  Adult
Carnot
Amapá
Brazil
08/13/2025
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 648492
  Adult
Tartarugalzinho
Amapá
Brazil
08/13/2025
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 646918
  Adult
Presidente figueiredo
Amazonas
Brazil
06/24/2025
Pablo Alberto Re
Foto
Photography ID: 557662
  Adult
Iracema Falls
Amazonas
Brazil
07/11/2023
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 551243
  Adult
Presidente figueiredo
Amazonas
Brazil
07/09/2023
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 544729
  Adult
Torre Zf2
Amazonas
Brazil
07/09/2023
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 544728
  Adult
Torre Zf2
Amazonas
Brazil
07/09/2023
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 539911
  Adult
Belterra
Pará
Brazil
06/21/2023
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 346139
  Adult
Buena Vista
Departamento de Santa Cruz
Bolivia
07/21/2019
Luis Cesar Tejo
Foto
Photography ID: 273733
  Adult
Carretera al Manu
Cuzco
Peru
05/23/2018
Victor Hugo Michelini



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Number of Records: 146



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
240261625/09/2025PeruCuzcoJardín de Colibries y Mirador Pico de Hoz1Silvina Collado
240182325/09/2025PeruCuzcoJardín de Colibries y Mirador Pico de Hoz1Julian Uriel Collado
234672413/08/2025BrazilAmapáCarnotGlauco Oliveira
234505813/08/2025BrazilAmapáTartarugalzinhoGlauco Oliveira
233482624/06/2025BrazilAmazonasMarí Marí, Presidente figueiredoPablo Alberto Re
214514808/07/2024PeruSan MartínMeandro Rio Bravo1Nino A. Grangetto
214334508/07/2024PeruSan MartínMeandro Rio Bravo1Jorge Schlemmer
214246208/07/2024PeruSan MartínMeandro Rio Bravo1Pablo Eguia
181244813/07/2023BrazilAmazonasArchipiélago de Anavilhanas, Novo Airao4Pablo Eguia
181236612/07/2023BrazilAmazonasManacapuru2Pablo Eguia
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Greater Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes melambrotus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.