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'''Turkey vulture''' (''Cathartes aura''), most abundant and widespread New World vulture.
'''Turkey vulture''' (''Cathartes aura''), most abundant and widespread New World vulture.
Turkey vultures are eagle-sized. They are 25-32 inches in length, with a wingspan up to 72 inches. The plumage is primarily blackish in color, with both primary and secondary flight feathers a paler color. The head, devoid of feathers, is red in color; it is this feature that gives the bird its name, after the wild [[turkey (bird)|turkey]]. Immature birds have a grey head.
Turkey vultures are eagle-sized. They are 25-32 inches in length, with a wingspan up to 72 inches. The plumage is primarily blackish in color, with both primary and secondary flight feathers a paler color. The head, devoid of feathers, is red in color; it is this feature that gives the bird its name, after the wild [[turkey (bird)|turkey]]. Immature birds have a grey head.
==Range==
===Subspecies===
*''Cathartes aura aura''; Mexico and the Greater Antilles to South America.
*''Cathartes aura jota''; Chile.
*''Cathartes aura meridionalis''; North America: southern Canada west of Great Lakes to British Columbia, south to Mexico (Baja Califonia) and the southwestern United States. Migrates to South America.
*''Cathartes aura ruficollis''; Trindad; Panama to South America east of the Andes Mountains, south to Argentina.
*''Cathartes aura septentrionalis''; eastern North America: United States and Canada.
==Habitat==
==Habitat==
Primarily attached to deciduous woodlands and forests, yet often seen over nearby farmland and suburban areas.
Primarily attached to deciduous woodlands and forests, yet often seen over nearby farmland and suburban areas.
==References==
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Birds of Prey]][[Category:Vultures]]
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Birds of Prey]][[Category:Vultures]]