Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture vs Turkey Vulture

Cathartes burrovianus compared with Cathartes aura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture	Turkey Vulture
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Aves (새)	Aves (새)
Order same	Accipitriformes (수리목)	Accipitriformes (수리목)
Family same	Cathartidae	Cathartidae
Genus same	Cathartes	Cathartes
Species	Cathartes burrovianus	Cathartes aura

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture and Turkey Vulture share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cathartes.

Conservation Status

Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture

LC — Least Concern

Turkey Vulture

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture	Turkey Vulture
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Turkey Vulture

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture

작은노랑머리독수리(Cathartes burrovianus)는 IUCN 적색목록에서 관심 필요(LC) 등급으로 분류됩니다. 분포 범위 전체에 걸쳐 널리 분포하며 개체수가 풍부하고 안정적이어서 즉각적인 보전 우려가 없습니다.

Turkey Vulture

칠면조독수리(Cathartes aura)는 IUCN 적색목록에서 관심 필요 없음(LC)으로 평가됩니다. 서식 범위 내에서 널리 분포하며 개체군이 안정적으로 유지되고 있어 즉각적인 보전 우려가 없습니다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway 🇻🇪 Venezuela