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Greater Yellow-headed Vulture flying over at Comunidad Pueblo Nuevo near Mitú, Vaupés Cathartes melambrotus,Colombia,Geotagged,Greater yellow-headed vulture,Mitu,Vaupés,Winter Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Greater Yellow-headed Vulture

flying over at Comunidad Pueblo Nuevo near Mitú, Vaupés

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The greater yellow-headed vulture, 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.

Similar species: New World Vultures
Species identified by DR_M_Z
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By DR_M_Z

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Uploaded Apr 24, 2020. Captured Mar 5, 2020 12:42 in Cl. 9 #11-47, Mitú, Queramiki, Mitú, Vaupés, Colombia.
  • NIKON D500
  • f/8.0
  • 10/3200s
  • ISO100
  • 500mm