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 |
Cathartes melambrotus Wetmore, 1964
Definitions
- CATHARTES
- melambrotus
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Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated November 3, 2017
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Greater Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes melambrotus
Authors
Matthew F. Jones
Recommended Citation
Jones, M. F. (2020). Greater Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes melambrotus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.gyhvul1.01
Neotropical Birds
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Version 1.0
- November 3, 2017
- Greater Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes melambrotus
Authors
Matthew F. Jones
Revisors
Matthew F. Jones
Recommended Citation
Jones, M. F. (2017). Greater Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes melambrotus), version 1.0. In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/nb.gyhvul1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- November 10, 2015
- Greater Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes melambrotus
Authors
David Houston, Guy M. Kirwan, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Jeffrey S. Marks
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Jeffrey S. Marks
Recommended Citation
Houston, D., G. M. Kirwan, P. F. D. Boesman, and J. S. Marks (2015). Greater Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes melambrotus). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.