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Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Black VultureCoragyps atratus
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus
Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Common RavenCorvus corax
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 181,170 |
|---|---|
| California | 49,582 |
| Canada | 26,327 |
| Texas | 25,177 |
| Mexico | 18,182 |
| Ontario | 14,674 |
| Alaska | 13,202 |
| Nunavut | 7,783 |
| Pennsylvania | 6,034 |
| British Columbia | 6,011 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- ScavengerPrimarily feeds on carrionChecked by the maintainer
Group and habits
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Rock nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on rocks or cliffs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Cactus nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in cacti.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Scrape nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in scrapes.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | New World Vultures · Cathartiformes |
| Family | New World Vultures · Cathartidae |
| Genus | Turkey and Yellow-headed Vultures · Cathartes |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of Bogota Capital District, Colombia
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Canton, Ohio, United States
- Birds of Centre Wellington, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Gallatin County, Montana, United States
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Turkey Vulture with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.