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Cathartes burrovianus

Description

The lesser yellow-headed vulture (Cathartes burrovianus) also known as the savannah vulture, is a species of bird in the New World vulture family Cathartidae. It was considered to be the same species as the greater yellow-headed vulture until they were split in 1964. It is found in Mexico, Central America, and South America in seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, swamps, and heavily degraded former forest. It is a large bird, with a wingspan of 150–165 cm (59–65 in). The body plumage is black, and the head and neck, which are featherless, are pale orange with red or blue areas. It lacks a syrinx, so therefore its vocalizations are limited to grunts or low hisses.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)2481928https://www.gbif.org/species/2481928
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)137186https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=137186
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Accipitriformes : Cathartidae : Cathartes : Cathartes burrovianus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Cathartiformes : Cathartidae : Cathartes : Cathartes burrovianus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SauropsidaHuxley 1864
classReptiliaLaurenti 1768
subclassEureptilia
-RomeriidaGauthier et al. 1988
-Diapsida
-Eosuchia
-NeodiapsidaBenton 1985
-SauriaGauthier 1984
-Archosauromorpha
-CrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
-EucrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-Archosauria
informalAvemetatarsaliaBenton 1999
-OrnithodiraGauthier 1986
-DinosauromorphaBenton 1985
-DinosauriformesNovas 1992
-Dinosauria
-Saurischia
-Theropoda
-NeotheropodaBakker 1986
-AverostraPaul 2002
-TetanuraeGauthier 1986
orderAvetheropodaPaul 1988
suborderCoelurosauriaHuene 1914
-ManiraptoraGauthier 1986
-ParavesSereno 1997
classAvesLinnaeus 1758
-PygostyliaChiappe 2002
-OrnithothoracesChiappe and Calvo 1994
-OrnithuromorphaChiappe et al. 1999
subclassOrnithuraeHaeckel 1866
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
orderCathartiformesCoues 1884
familyCathartidaeLafresnaye 1839
genusCathartesIlliger 1811
speciesCathartes burrovianusCassin 1845
Generic NameCathartes
Common Namelesser yellow-headed vulture
Scientific NameCathartes burrovianus Cassin, 1845
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Cathartes burrovianusspeciesbelongs to Cathartesstated with evidenceCassin, 1845
Cathartes burrovianusspeciesbelongs to Cathartesstated without evidencedel Hoyo et al., 2014
Cathartes burrovianusspeciesbelongs to Cathartesstated with evidenceClements et al., 2017
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (100%)
Environmentterrestrial (based on Cathartidae)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Theropoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Cathartidae)
Reproductionoviparous, dispersal=direct/internal,mobile (based on Theropoda)
Ontogenyaccretion,modification of parts (based on Theropoda)
Taphonomyhydroxylapatite,compact or dense (based on Theropoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)D. Amadon. 1977. Notes on the taxonomy of vultures. Condor 79(4):413-416
Common Name(s) Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture, Urubu à Tête Jaune, Zopilote Sabanero, Kleiner Gelbkopfgeier, Aura Sabanera, Avvoltoio Testagialla Minore, Gulhovedet Grib, Kleine Geelkopgier, Myrkondor, Kis Sárgafejű Keselyű, Kondor Menší, Kondor Modrohlavý, Mažasis Kalakutinis Grifas, Pikkukondori, Rohtlakondor, Savanngam, Sępnik Pstrogłowy, Urubu-de-cabeça-amarela, Zopilot De Sabana, Малая желтоголовая катарта, キガシラコンドル, 小黃頭美洲鷲, 小黄头美洲鹫
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathartes_burrovianus

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Cathartes burrovianus burrovianus
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Cathartes burrovianus dugandi
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Cathartes burrovianus urubitinga
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Cathartes burrovianus urubutinga
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1845Cathartes burrovianus Cassin
1977Cathartes burrovianus Amadon p. 415
2014Cathartes burrovianus del Hoyo et al.
2017Cathartes burrovianus Clements et al.

References

Amadon D. (1977) Notes on the taxonomy of vultures, Condor 79 4, 413-416
del Hoyo J., Collar N. J., et al (2014) HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines, 1-904
Clements J. F., Schulenberg T. S., et al (2017) , The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017
(1996) database, NODC Taxonomic Code - via Catalogue of Life
(2001) database, Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad - via Catalogue of Life
Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names - via Catalogue of Life
(2011) IOC World Bird List, Master List v2.9 - via Catalogue of Life
(2011) AOU Check-List (08-2011) - via Catalogue of Life
(2011) Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2011.02.25 - via Catalogue of Life
(2005) website, AOU Check-List (07-2005) - via Catalogue of Life
Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright, 2006: null. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. ix + 259. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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