Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture in flight, Uraba, Colombia

Also called the "Savannah vulture". Flies in a V-shape as shown here. Detects food based on smell, and therefore flies relatively low.

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Christine Young

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I love vultures - they are my favorite birds :) Posted 5 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
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  Did not know that, pretty unusual in the masses. But I can totally understand why. Even if learning just a little bit about them, you can only respect how useful they are but also what incredibly tough life they lead. Posted 5 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    I think they are so cute and can't help but loving the supposedly "unlovable". Plus, as you said, they are so useful and have several unique and interesting features that help them adapt to their lifestyle. Interesting and adorable. Posted 5 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
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      Thank you on behalf of pretty stork
      
      Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Well, that bird is awesome..I love the cutely pathetic, little hairs on its head...And, the bill is intense. Posted 5 years ago
      2. Ferdy Christant
        
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        Not to mention its adoring permanently burned face lol. Posted 5 years ago
        
        Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        That merely adds to it's charm. Posted 5 years ago

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