Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
The Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) is a species of bird (Aves) in the family Cathartidae (New World Vultures) and order Cathartiformes.
Gallery
Adult (northern)
Colusa NWR, California
, 1 Jan 2023
© Graeme C. Colmer
Observed
United States
Classification
- Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Order: Cathartiformes
- Family: Cathartidae
- Genus: Cathartes
- Species: Cathartes aura
- Genus: Cathartes
- Family: Cathartidae
- Order: Cathartiformes
- Class: Aves
- Phylum: Chordata
- Kingdom: Animalia
Species in the Genus of Cathartes
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture
Cathartes melambrotus
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
Cathartes burrovianus
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
External Links
Turkey Vulture
– Wikipedia
Turkey Vulture
– Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Turkey Vulture
– Audubon.org
