Greater Yellow-headed Vulture
Cathartes melambrotus
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Family
- Cathartidae
The greater yellow-headed vulture (Cathartes melambrotus), also known as the forest vulture, is a species of bird in the New World vulture family Cathartidae. It was considered to be the same species as the lesser yellow-headed vulture until they were split in 1964. It is found in South America in tropical moist lowland forests.
Le Grand Urubu (Cathartes melambrotus) est une espèce de rapaces de la famille des Cathartidae, comprenant les vautours du Nouveau Monde. Il n'était pas distingué de l'Urubu à tête jaune (C. burrovianus) jusqu'en 1964.
El aura selvática (Cathartes melambrotus) es una especie de ave Cathartiformes de la familia Cathartidae. Es también conocido como zamuro grande de cabeza amarilla, guala amazónica, urubú de la selva, urubú grande de cabeza amarilla y oripopo cabeza amarilla mayor. Era considerada la misma especie que el aura sabanera (Cathartes burrovianus) hasta que ambas especies fueron separadas taxonómicamente en 1964.
Distribution
More from the same family
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
CathartidaeLesser Yellow-headed Vulture
Cathartes burrovianus
CathartidaeBlack Vulture
Coragyps atratus
CathartidaeKing Vulture
Sarcoramphus papa
CathartidaeAndean Condor
Vultur gryphus
CathartidaeCalifornia Condor
Gymnogyps californianus
CathartidaeGrey-bellied Goshawk
Accipiter poliogaster
AccipitridaeSharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Accipitridae