Greater Yellow-headed Vulture

Cathartes melambrotus - Grand Urubu

Grand Urubu
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Accipitriformes

  • Family
    :

    Cathartidés

  • Genus
    :

    Cathartes

  • Species
    :

    melambrotus

Descriptor

Wetmore, 1964

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 81 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 166 à 178 cm.
  • Weight
    :
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Grand Urubu
adult
Grand Urubu
adult

Greater Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes melambrotus) is a species of bird in the Cathartidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Grand Urubu,
  • Aura selvática,
  • urubu-da-mata,
  • Wald-Gelbkopfgeier,
  • nagy sárgafejű keselyű,
  • Grote Geelkopgier,
  • Avvoltoio testagialla maggiore,
  • skogsgam,
  • Skogkondor,
  • kondor modrotemenný,
  • kondor větší,
  • Stor Gulhovedet Grib,
  • amazoniankondori,
  • zopilot de selva,
  • sępnik żółtogłowy,
  • Большая желтоголовая катарта,
  • オオキガシラコンドル,
  • 大黄头美洲鹫,
  • 大黃頭美洲鷲,

Voice song and cries

Grand Urubu
adult

Habitat

Grand Urubu
adult

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Other sources of interest

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