Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (31)
- Subspecies (2)
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Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 19, 2014
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 19, 2014
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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 (French Guiana) | 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 |
Cathartes burrovianus Cassin, 1845
PROTONYM:
Cathartes burrovianus
Cassin, 1845. Proceedings Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 2, p.212.
TYPE LOCALITY:
near Veracruz City, Mexico.
Definitions
- CATHARTES
- burrovianus
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Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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