genus
Cathartes
Cathartes is a genus in the family Cathartidae. This database currently files 5 species under it.
- Species filed
- 5
- Threatened
- 0
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 60%
- Weight range
- 935 g – 1.52 kg
Best-known members of Cathartes
Ranked by popularity score.
Turkey vulture
Cathartes aura
Lesser yellow-headed vulture
Cathartes burrovianus
Greater yellow-headed vulture
Cathartes melambrotus
How threatened is Cathartes?
3 of 5 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| LCLeast Concern | 3 | 100% |
All species in Cathartes
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey vulture | Cathartes aura | Cathartidae | Least Concern | 1.52 kg | Not recorded |
| Lesser yellow-headed vulture | Cathartes burrovianus | Cathartidae | Least Concern | 935 g | Not recorded |
| Greater yellow-headed vulture | Cathartes melambrotus | Cathartidae | Least Concern | 1.37 kg | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cathartes emsliei | Cathartidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cathartes auraruficollis | Cathartidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |