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Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes burrovianus) Vultures like this are typically found along the Amazon riverside in areas where there is less vegetation. Amazon,Brazil,Cathartes burrovianus,Geotagged,Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture,Vulture,birds Click/tap to enlarge

Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes burrovianus)

Vultures like this are typically found along the Amazon riverside in areas where there is less vegetation.

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The Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture

Cathartes burrovianus is a species of bird in the New World Vulture family Cathartidae. It is found in Mexico, Central America, and South America in seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, swamps, and heavily degraded former forest.

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Similar species: New World Vultures
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Jan 3, 2012. Captured Sep 8, 2011 13:10 in R. Um, 71 - Puraquequara, Manaus - Amazonas, Brazil.
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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/11.0
  • 1/2000s
  • ISO1600
  • 500mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.