Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
Photo: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA · CC BY 2.0

New World Vultures

Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture

Cathartes burrovianus

LCLeast Concern
Family
New World Vultures (Cathartidae)
Order
Cathartiformes

Overview

The lesser yellow-headed vulture (Cathartes burrovianus), also known as the savannah vulture, is a species of bird in the New World vulture family Cathartidae. It was considered to be the same species as the greater yellow-headed vulture until they were split in 1964. It is found in Mexico, Central America, and South America in seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, swamps, and heavily degraded former forest. It is a large bird, with a wingspan of 150–165 cm (59–65 in).

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.