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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Conservation
Conservation Status
BirdLife International (2014) evaluates the IUCN Red List conservation status of Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture as of Least Concern. This species may serve as an indicator species whose presence reflects the overall fitness of tropical wetland ecosystems.
Effects of human activity on populations
Factors resulting in the decline of wetland areas can have a negative effect on the population and distribution of Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture. Such factors not only include draining of wetland areas for agriculture and development but climate change that alters rainfall patterns. On the other hand this species may benefit from deforestation (Schulenberg et al. 2010, Global Raptor Information Network 2014).