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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. | ||
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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. | ||
| − | == | + | ===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]] | ||
Revision as of 15:26, December 4, 2015
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Domain | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Phylum Information | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Sub-phylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Class Information | |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Sub-class | Neornithes |
| Order Information | |
| Order | Cathartiformes |
| Family Information | |
| Family | Cathartidae |
| Sub-family | Cathartinae |
| Genus Information | |
| Genus | Cathartes |
| Species Information | |
| Species | C. aura |
| Population statistics | |
| Conservation status | Least concern[1] |
Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura), most abundant and widespread New World vulture.
Description
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. Immature birds have a grey head.
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
Primarily attached to deciduous woodlands and forests, yet often seen over nearby farmland and suburban areas.