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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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Records from Mato Grosso

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

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Foto
Photography ID: 251706
  Adult
Castanheira
Mato Grosso
Brazil
02/09/2018
Wagner Florentino
Foto
Photography ID: 233120
  Adult
Sao Jose do Rio Claro
Mato Grosso
Brazil
07/23/2017
Luis Orlando Krause
Foto
Photography ID: 207964
  Adult
Sao Jose do Rio Claro
Mato Grosso
Brazil
05/24/2017
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 206340
  Adult
Sao Jose do Rio Claro
Mato Grosso
Brazil
05/24/2017
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 205913
  Adult
Sao Jose do Rio Claro
Mato Grosso
Brazil
05/24/2017
Héctor Schreiber



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
70849809/02/2018BrazilMato GrossoCastanheira, CastanheiraWagner Florentino
65706923/07/2017BrazilMato GrossoPousada Jardim da Amazonia, Sao Jose do Rio ClaroLuis Orlando Krause
58321325/05/2017BrazilMato GrossoSao Jose do Rio ClaroPablo Eguia
58657024/05/2017BrazilMato GrossoSao Jose do Rio ClaroFederico J. Villegas
58311624/05/2017BrazilMato GrossoSao Jose do Rio ClaroPablo Eguia
58246224/05/2017BrazilMato GrossoPousada Jardim da Amazonia, Sao Jose do Rio ClaroHéctor Schreiber
58120524/05/2017BrazilMato GrossoPousada Jardim da Amazonia, Sao Jose do Rio ClaroHéctor Bernardo Fernández
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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.