Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | zopilot selvàtic |
| Czech | kondor větší |
| Dutch | Grote Geelkopgier |
| English | Greater Yellow-headed Vulture |
| English (United States) | Greater Yellow-headed Vulture |
| Finnish | amazoniankondori |
| French | Grand Urubu |
| French (France) | Grand Urubu |
| German | Wald-Gelbkopfgeier |
| Japanese | オオキガシラコンドル |
| Norwegian | skogkondor |
| Polish | sępnik żółtogłowy |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | urubu-da-mata |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Urubu-da-mata |
| Russian | Большая желтоголовая катарта |
| Serbian | Veliki žutoglavi lešinar |
| Slovak | kondor modrotemenný |
| Spanish | Aura Selvática |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Jote Cabeza Amarilla Grande |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Gallinazo Cabeciamarillo Mayor |
| Spanish (Peru) | Gallinazo de Cabeza Amarilla Mayor |
| Spanish (Spain) | Aura selvática |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Oripopo Cabeza Amarilla Mayor |
| Swedish | skogsgam |
| Turkish | Büyük Sarı Başlı Akbaba |
| Ukrainian | Катарта лісова |
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes melambrotus
Matthew F. Jones
Version: 1.0 — Published November 3, 2017
Version: 1.0 — Published November 3, 2017
Demography and Populations
Introduction
Greater Yellow-headed Vultures are estimated to be common throughout their range in tracts of unbroken primary forest, and may be the most abundant raptor present (Thiollay 1989b). The total population is estimated to be at least in the hundreds of thousands (Ferguson-Lees and Christie 2001). There is no information related to topics such as age at first breeding, life span and survivorship, dispersal, or population regulation for Greater Yellow-headed Vulture.
