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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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Foto
Photography ID: 273733
  Adult
Carretera al Manu
Cuzco
Peru
05/23/2018
Victor Hugo Michelini
Foto
Photography ID: 268856
  Adult
Carretera al Manu
Cuzco
Peru
05/23/2018
Adriana Bellotti
Foto
Photography ID: 159969
  Adult
Est. biológica Villa Carmen
Cuzco
Peru
07/24/2016
Adrian Antunez



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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
158209418/04/2022PeruCuzcoVilla carmen, PillcopataMarcos Augusto Lartigau
105818509/11/2018PeruCuzcoEstación Biológica Villa Carmen2Julian Quillen Vidoz
105818108/11/2018PeruCuzcoCarretera a Manú--Patria (600-900m)4Julian Quillen Vidoz
105818416/10/2018PeruCuzcoEstación Biológica Villa Carmen2Julian Quillen Vidoz
77458123/05/2018PeruCuzcoPillcopata, Carretera al ManuVictor Hugo Michelini
76468823/05/2018PeruCuzcoEntre Pillcopata y Atalaya, Carretera al Manu7Adriana Bellotti
61590612/08/2017PeruCuzcoRio Alto Madre de Dios - Manu Wildlife Center3Juan Chalco
45919924/07/2016PeruCuzcoEst. biológica Villa CarmenAdrian Antunez
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Greater Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes melambrotus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 29/03/2026.