Cathartes (Turkey and Yellow-headed Vultures)

Genus

Turkey and Yellow-headed Vultures

Cathartes

3 species in our catalog · found in 129 parks

Species in this group

Turkey Vulture
LC

Turkey Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cathartes aura

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very 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

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%
Jan
~50%
Feb
~50%
Mar
~50%
Apr
~50%
May
~40%
Jun
~40%
Jul
~50%
Aug
~50%
Sep
~50%
Oct
~40%
Nov
~40%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Turkey and Yellow-headed Vultures

Parks Ranked

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

Cities Ranked

#CityCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Havana 🇨🇺 Cuba
1 of 3
~80%
2 Barranquilla 🇨🇴 Colombia
2 of 3
~70%
3 São Luís 🇧🇷 Brazil
2 of 3
~50%
4 Arequipa 🇵🇪 Peru
1 of 3
~50%
5 Sacramento 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~50%
6 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~50%
7 Maracaibo 🇻🇪 Venezuela
1 of 3
~50%
8 Guayaquil 🇪🇨 Ecuador
1 of 3
~50%
9 Tegucigalpa 🇭🇳 Honduras
1 of 3
~40%
10 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
1 of 3
~40%
11 San Pedro Sula 🇭🇳 Honduras
1 of 3
~40%
12 Panama City 🇵🇦 Panama
2 of 3
~40%
13 San Salvador 🇸🇻 El Salvador
1 of 3
~40%
14 León 🇲🇽 México
1 of 3
~40%
15 Guadalajara 🇲🇽 México
1 of 3
~40%
16 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~30%
17 Maceió 🇧🇷 Brazil
2 of 3
~30%
18 San Francisco 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~30%
19 Philadelphia 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~30%
20 Santa Cruz de la Sierra 🇧🇴 Bolivia
2 of 3
~30%
21 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~30%
22 João Pessoa 🇧🇷 Brazil
2 of 3
~30%
23 San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~30%
24 Orlando 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~30%
25 Manaus 🇧🇷 Brazil
3 of 3
~30%
26 Los Angeles 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~30%
27 Fortaleza 🇧🇷 Brazil
2 of 3
~30%
28 Lima 🇵🇪 Peru
1 of 3
~30%
29 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
~20%
30 Toluca 🇲🇽 México
1 of 3
~20%
31 Houston 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~20%
32 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~20%
33 Natal 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 3
~20%
34 Torreón 🇲🇽 México
1 of 3
~20%
35 Recife 🇧🇷 Brazil
2 of 3
~20%
36 Belém 🇧🇷 Brazil
2 of 3
~20%
37 Mesa 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~20%
38 Detroit 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~20%
39 San Luis Potosí 🇲🇽 México
1 of 3
~20%
40 Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 3
~20%
41 Montreal 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 3
~20%
42 Santo Domingo 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
1 of 3
~20%
43 Valencia 🇻🇪 Venezuela
1 of 3
~20%
44 Managua 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
1 of 3
~10%
45 Mexico City 🇲🇽 México
1 of 3
~10%
46 Mendoza 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 3
~10%
47 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~10%
48 Ciudad Juárez 🇲🇽 México
1 of 3
~10%
49 Tijuana 🇲🇽 México
1 of 3
~10%
50 Medellín 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 3
~10%
51 San Diego 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~10%
52 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~10%
53 Vitória 🇧🇷 Brazil
2 of 3
~10%
54 Asuncion 🇵🇾 Paraguay
2 of 3
~10%
55 Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷 Brazil
2 of 3
~10%
56 Porto Alegre 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 3
~10%
57 Portland 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~10%
58 Chicago 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
~10%
59 Santos 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 3
<5%
60 Salt Lake City 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Pairi Daiza 🇧🇪 Belgium In captivity
2 Prague Zoo 🇨🇿 Czechia In captivity
3 ZooParc de Beauval 🇫🇷 France In captivity
4 Zlín-Lešná Zoo 🇨🇿 Czechia In captivity
5 Zoo Pilsen 🇨🇿 Czechia In captivity
6 Abilene Zoological Gardens 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
7 Ecomuseum Zoo 🇨🇦 Canada In captivity
8 Le rocher des aigles 🇫🇷 France In captivity
9 Wildlife Prairie Park 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
10 Wildlife Prairie Park East Side 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
11 African Lion Safari 🇨🇦 Canada In captivity
12 Toronto Zoo 🇨🇦 Canada In captivity
13 Living Desert Zoo and Gardens 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
14 World Bird Sanctuary 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
15 Bronx Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
16 Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens 🇯🇵 Japan In captivity
17 Higashiyama Zoo Main Park 🇯🇵 Japan In captivity
18 Higashiyama Zoo North Park 🇯🇵 Japan In captivity
19 Badoca Safari Park 🇵🇹 Portugal In captivity
20 Squam Lakes Natural Science Center 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
21 Brookfield Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
22 Safari Madrid 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity
23 Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
24 Parque y Zoológico Nacional Arquitecto Manuel Valverde Podestá 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic In captivity
25 Wildlife West Nature Park 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
26 Phoenix Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
27 The Maryland Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
28 Burgers' Ocean 🇳🇱 Netherlands In captivity
29 Royal Burgers' Zoo 🇳🇱 Netherlands In captivity
30 Night Safari 🇸🇬 Singapore In captivity
31 ZooMontana 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
32 Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
33 Singapore Zoo 🇸🇬 Singapore In captivity
34 Almaty Zoo 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan In captivity
35 Bioparque Municipal Vesty Pakos 🇧🇴 Bolivia In captivity
36 Maine Wildlife Park 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
37 South Lakes Safari Zoo 🇬🇧 United Kingdom In captivity
38 Emirates Park Zoo 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates In captivity
39 Philadelphia Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
40 Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
41 Havana Zoo 🇨🇺 Cuba In captivity
42 Hogle Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
43 Bird Paradise 🇸🇬 Singapore In captivity
44 Rainforest Wild Asia 🇸🇬 Singapore In captivity
45 Western North Carolina Nature Center 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
46 John Ball Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
47 Thompson Park Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
48 Pueblo Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
49 Reserva Zoológica Oasys MiniHollywood 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity
50 Lake Superior Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity