Cathartidae (New World Vultures)

Family

New World Vultures

Cathartidae

7 species in our catalog · found in 131 parks

Species in this group

Turkey Vulture
LC

Turkey Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cathartes aura

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely
Black Vulture
LC

Black Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coragyps atratus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Andean Condor
VU

Andean Condor

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vultur gryphus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
LC

Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cathartes burrovianus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture
LC

Greater Yellow-headed Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cathartes melambrotus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
King Vulture
LC

King Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sarcoramphus papa

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
California Condor
CR

California Condor

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gymnogyps californianus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%
Jan
~50%
Feb
~50%
Mar
~50%
Apr
~50%
May
~50%
Jun
~50%
Jul
~50%
Aug
~50%
Sep
~50%
Oct
~50%
Nov
~50%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see New World Vultures

Parks Ranked

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
4 of 7
>90%
2 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
4 of 7
~90%
3 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
2 of 7
~90%
4 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 7
~90%
5 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 7
~90%
6 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
1 of 7
~90%
7 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 7
~90%
8 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
3 of 7
~90%
9 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
2 of 7
~90%
10 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
3 of 7
~90%
11 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 7
~90%
12 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 7
~90%
13 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 7
~90%
14 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
4 of 7
~90%
15 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
4 of 7
~90%
16 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
3 of 7
~90%
17 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
3 of 7
~90%
18 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
4 of 7
~90%
19 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
3 of 7
~80%
20 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
4 of 7
~80%
21 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 7
~80%
22 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 7
~80%
23 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
3 of 7
~80%
24 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 7
~80%
25 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 7
~80%
26 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5 of 7
~80%
27 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
3 of 7
~80%
28 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
4 of 7
~80%
29 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
3 of 7
~80%
30 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
4 of 7
~80%
31 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 7
~80%
32 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
4 of 7
~80%
33 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
4 of 7
~80%
34 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
3 of 7
~80%
35 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
2 of 7
~80%
36 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
3 of 7
~80%
37 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
3 of 7
~80%
38 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 7
~80%
39 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
3 of 7
~80%
40 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 7
~80%
41 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
3 of 7
~80%
42 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 7
~80%
43 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 7
~80%
44 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 7
~80%
45 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
4 of 7
~80%
46 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 7
~80%
47 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
2 of 7
~80%
48 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
3 of 7
~80%
49 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 7
~80%
50 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
2 of 7
~80%
51 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 7
~80%
52 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5 of 7
~70%
53 Cabo Pulmo National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 7
~70%
54 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
3 of 7
~70%
55 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
2 of 7
~70%
56 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica
1 of 7
~70%
57 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
3 of 7
~70%
58 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
2 of 7
~70%
59 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5 of 7
~70%
60 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
4 of 7
~70%
61 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 7
~70%
62 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5 of 7
~70%
63 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
3 of 7
~70%
64 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
3 of 7
~70%
65 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 7
~70%
66 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 7
~70%
67 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 7
~70%
68 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 7
~70%
69 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
3 of 7
~70%
70 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
3 of 7
~70%
71 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
3 of 7
~70%
72 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
2 of 7
~70%
73 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
2 of 7
~70%
74 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 7
~70%
75 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 7
~60%
76 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
3 of 7
~60%
77 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
2 of 7
~60%
78 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 7
~60%
79 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
2 of 7
~60%
80 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 7
~60%
81 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
1 of 7
~60%
82 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
4 of 7
~60%
83 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
4 of 7
~60%
84 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 7
~60%
85 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 7
~60%
86 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
3 of 7
~60%
87 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
3 of 7
~60%
88 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
3 of 7
~60%
89 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 7
~60%
90 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 7
~60%
91 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
4 of 7
~60%
92 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
2 of 7
~60%
93 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 7
~60%
94 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
4 of 7
~60%
95 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
3 of 7
~60%
96 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
3 of 7
~50%
97 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 7
~50%
98 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
4 of 7
~50%
99 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 7
~50%
100 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
2 of 7
~50%
101 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 7
~40%
102 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 7
~40%
103 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
2 of 7
~40%
104 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
2 of 7
~30%
105 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 7
~30%
106 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
3 of 7
~30%
107 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 7
~30%
108 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
3 of 7
~30%
109 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 7
~30%
110 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
2 of 7
~30%
111 Padre Island National Seashore 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 7
~20%
112 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 7
~20%
113 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 7
~20%
114 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 7
~20%
115 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 7
~20%
116 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 7
~20%
117 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
1 of 7
~20%
118 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 7
~20%
119 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 7
~20%
120 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 7
~10%
121 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 7
~10%
122 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 7
~10%
123 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
1 of 7
~10%
124 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 7
~10%
125 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 7
~10%
126 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 7
~10%
127 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
2 of 7
~10%
128 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 7
<5%
129 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 7
<5%
130 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 7
<5%
131 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 7
<5%

Cities Ranked

#CityCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Barranquilla 🇨🇴 Colombia
3 of 7
~90%
2 São Luís 🇧🇷 Brazil
3 of 7
~90%
3 Caracas 🇻🇪 Venezuela
2 of 7
~90%
4 Vitória 🇧🇷 Brazil
3 of 7
~90%
5 Panama City 🇵🇦 Panama
3 of 7
~90%
6 Lima 🇵🇪 Peru
2 of 7
~80%
7 Santos 🇧🇷 Brazil
2 of 7
~80%
8 Maceió 🇧🇷 Brazil
3 of 7
~80%
9 Niterói 🇧🇷 Brazil
3 of 7
~80%
10 Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷 Brazil
3 of 7
~80%
11 Tegucigalpa 🇭🇳 Honduras
2 of 7
~80%
12 Belém 🇧🇷 Brazil
3 of 7
~80%
13 Havana 🇨🇺 Cuba
1 of 7
~80%
14 Recife 🇧🇷 Brazil
3 of 7
~70%
15 Guayaquil 🇪🇨 Ecuador
2 of 7
~70%
16 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
3 of 7
~70%
17 João Pessoa 🇧🇷 Brazil
3 of 7
~70%
18 San Pedro Sula 🇭🇳 Honduras
2 of 7
~70%
19 Manaus 🇧🇷 Brazil
4 of 7
~70%
20 León 🇲🇽 México
2 of 7
~70%
21 Maracaibo 🇻🇪 Venezuela
2 of 7
~60%
22 Medellín 🇨🇴 Colombia
2 of 7
~60%
23 Salvador 🇧🇷 Brazil
3 of 7
~60%
24 Natal 🇧🇷 Brazil
2 of 7
~60%
25 Fortaleza 🇧🇷 Brazil
3 of 7
~60%
26 Campinas 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 7
~60%
27 San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 7
~60%
28 Bogota 🇨🇴 Colombia
3 of 7
~60%
29 Cali 🇨🇴 Colombia
2 of 7
~60%
30 San Salvador 🇸🇻 El Salvador
2 of 7
~60%
31 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 7
~60%
32 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
2 of 7
~50%
33 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 7
~50%
34 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 7
~50%
35 Curitiba 🇧🇷 Brazil
2 of 7
~50%
36 Guadalajara 🇲🇽 México
2 of 7
~50%
37 Arequipa 🇵🇪 Peru
1 of 7
~50%
38 Sacramento 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 7
~50%
39 Managua 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
2 of 7
~50%
40 Goiânia 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 7
~50%
41 Santa Cruz de la Sierra 🇧🇴 Bolivia
3 of 7
~50%
42 Guatemala City 🇬🇹 Guatemala
2 of 7
~50%
43 Porto Alegre 🇧🇷 Brazil
2 of 7
~50%
44 Campo Grande 🇧🇷 Brazil
3 of 7
~50%
45 Houston 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 7
~40%
46 Valencia 🇻🇪 Venezuela
2 of 7
~40%
47 Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 Brazil
2 of 7
~40%
48 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 7
~40%
49 Orlando 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 7
~40%
50 Quito 🇪🇨 Ecuador
3 of 7
~40%
51 Asuncion 🇵🇾 Paraguay
3 of 7
~40%
52 Philadelphia 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 7
~30%
53 Brasilia 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 7
~30%
54 San Francisco 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 7
~30%
55 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 7
~30%
56 Los Angeles 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 7
~30%
57 Torreón 🇲🇽 México
2 of 7
~20%
58 Toluca 🇲🇽 México
1 of 7
~20%
59 Cordoba 🇦🇷 Argentina
2 of 7
~20%
60 Mesa 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 7
~20%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Disney's Animal Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
2 San Diego Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
3 Pairi Daiza 🇧🇪 Belgium In captivity
4 Prague Zoo 🇨🇿 Czechia In captivity
5 National Zoological Park 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
6 ZooParc de Beauval 🇫🇷 France In captivity
7 Parque das Aves 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
8 North Carolina Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
9 Zlín-Lešná Zoo 🇨🇿 Czechia In captivity
10 Ostrava Zoo 🇨🇿 Czechia In captivity
11 Zoo Pilsen 🇨🇿 Czechia In captivity
12 Parc des oiseaux 🇫🇷 France In captivity
13 Abilene Zoological Gardens 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
14 Ecomuseum Zoo 🇨🇦 Canada In captivity
15 Le rocher des aigles 🇫🇷 France In captivity
16 Wildlife Prairie Park 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
17 Wildlife Prairie Park East Side 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
18 Zoo Miami 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
19 San Diego Zoo Safari Park 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
20 Espace Rambouillet 🇫🇷 France In captivity
21 African Lion Safari 🇨🇦 Canada In captivity
22 Toronto Zoo 🇨🇦 Canada In captivity
23 Minnesota Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
24 Living Desert Zoo and Gardens 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
25 World Bird Sanctuary 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
26 Bronx Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
27 Yumka' 🇲🇽 Mexico In captivity
28 Zoological Garden of Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
29 Zoológico de Brasília 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
30 Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens 🇯🇵 Japan In captivity
31 Higashiyama Zoo Main Park 🇯🇵 Japan In captivity
32 Higashiyama Zoo North Park 🇯🇵 Japan In captivity
33 Badoca Safari Park 🇵🇹 Portugal In captivity
34 Squam Lakes Natural Science Center 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
35 Brookfield Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
36 Ecological Center of Sonora 🇲🇽 Mexico In captivity
37 Curitiba Zoo 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
38 Safari Madrid 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity
39 Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
40 Chester Zoo 🇬🇧 United Kingdom In captivity
41 Parque y Zoológico Nacional Arquitecto Manuel Valverde Podestá 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic In captivity
42 Zoo Gdańsk 🇵🇱 Poland In captivity
43 Los Angeles Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
44 Oakland Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
45 Dallas Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
46 National Zoological Garden of South Africa 🇿🇦 South Africa In captivity
47 Wildlife West Nature Park 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
48 Phoenix Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
49 The Maryland Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
50 Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens 🇺🇸 United States In captivity

Challenges

WILDLIFE CHALLENGESOUTH AMERICAPart of the challengeSouth American City BirdsSouth AmericaGreat kiskadeeSouthern house wrenTropical kingbirdBlack vultureGround doveWILDLIFE CHALLENGESOUTH AMERICAPart of the challengePatagoniaSouth AmericaGuanacoPumaAndean condorRheaWILDLIFE CHALLENGESOUTH AMERICAPart of the challengeAndes IconsSouth AmericaAndean condorVicuñaViscachaAndean flamingo