Southernmost record of Yellow-headed Vulture, <i>Cathartes burrovianus</i> Cassin, 1845 (Cathartiformes, Cathartidae), in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

We report the southernmost record of Yellow-headed Vulture, Cathartes burrovianus, in Punta Piedras, north-eastern Buenos Aires province, Argentina. This record implies the presence of this species in a new habitat: the Pampas ecoregion. Considering this and other records in Argentina and Uruguay, t...

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Autores principales: Colombo, Martín Alejandro, Segura, Luciano Noel
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2018
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/98122
https://ri.conicet.gov.ar/11336/85091
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Sumario:We report the southernmost record of Yellow-headed Vulture, Cathartes burrovianus, in Punta Piedras, north-eastern Buenos Aires province, Argentina. This record implies the presence of this species in a new habitat: the Pampas ecoregion. Considering this and other records in Argentina and Uruguay, the species distribution could be extending south from its known range.