The role of Greater Yellow‐headed Vultures Cathartes melambrotus as scavengers in neotropical forest

LG GOMEZ; DC HOUSTON; P COTTON; A TYE

doi:10.1111/j.1474-919x.1994.tb01084.x

The role of Greater Yellow‐headed Vultures Cathartes melambrotus as scavengers in neotropical forest

LG GOMEZ, DC HOUSTON, P COTTON, A TYE

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

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The scavenging activities of Greater Yellow‐headed Vultures Cathartes melambrotus were studied in the Amacayacu National Park, Colombia. This species is the most abundant vulture in the area and is usually the first species to locate a carcass, both in open clearings and inside the forest. The birds use olfaction to locate food. Vultures located 63% of provided carcasses, while mammalian scavengers found only 5%. Greater Yellow‐headed Vultures were displaced when feeding by both Turkey Vultures Cathartes aura and King Vultures Sarcorhamphus papa.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	193-196
Journal	Ibis
Volume	136
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919x.1994.tb01084.x
Publication status	Published - Apr 1994

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The role of Greater Yellow‐headed Vultures Cathartes melambrotus as scavengers in neotropical forest

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