Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Czech | kondor menší |
Dutch | Kleine Geelkopgier |
English | Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture |
English (United States) | Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture |
Finnish | pikkukondori |
French | Urubu à tête jaune |
French (France) | Urubu à tête jaune |
German | Savannen-Gelbkopfgeier |
Japanese | キガシラコンドル |
Norwegian | myrkondor |
Polish | sępnik pstrogłowy |
Portuguese (Brazil) | urubu-de-cabeça-amarela |
Portuguese (Portugal) | Urubu-de-cabeça-amarela |
Russian | Малая желтоголовая катарта |
Serbian | Mali žutoglavi lešinar |
Slovak | kondor modrohlavý |
Spanish | Aura Sabanera |
Spanish (Argentina) | Jote Cabeza Amarilla Chico |
Spanish (Costa Rica) | Zopilote Cabecigualdo |
Spanish (Ecuador) | Gallinazo Cabeciamarillo Menor |
Spanish (Honduras) | Zopilote Cabeza Amarilla |
Spanish (Mexico) | Zopilote Sabanero |
Spanish (Panama) | Gallinazo Cabeciamarillo Menor |
Spanish (Paraguay) | Cuervo cabeza amarilla |
Spanish (Peru) | Gallinazo de Cabeza Amarilla Menor |
Spanish (Spain) | Aura sabanera |
Spanish (Uruguay) | Cuervo Cabeza Amarilla |
Spanish (Venezuela) | Oripopo Cabeza Amarilla Menor |
Swedish | savanngam |
Turkish | Küçük Sarı Başlı Akbaba |
Ukrainian | Катарта саванова |
SPECIES
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus
Jack C. Eitniear
Version: 1.0 — Published September 19, 2014
Version: 1.0 — Published September 19, 2014
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Breeding
Introduction
No nest constructed. The eggs of Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture are laid on the ground or in the hollow of a tree (Haverschmidt 1968). Lays 2 creamy white eggs with heavy blotches of brown, gray, and rufous. Incubation period reported as 40 days with nesting period of 70-75 days (Di Giacomo 2005). Egg measurements from Di Giacomo (2005): mean 62.8 x 44.7 mm (range 58.3-65.9 x 43.1-47.4 mm; n = 11); and from Wolfe (1938): 75.5 x 48.5 mm and 74.6 x 48.6 mm. Breeding is reported in April in southern Mexico (Binford 1989) and in February in Suriname (Haverschmidt 1968). Egg laying in Belize is reported in September and October (personal observation).