Species profile
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Quick answer
Teeters on a dihedral over open country; finds carrion by scent.
- Scientific name
- Cathartes aura
- Family
- Cathartidae
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Genus
- Cathartes
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Habitat
Open country, roadsides
Recording Turkey Vulture in your journal
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