C IUCN · LC · Least Concern Accipitriformes Cathartidae

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

CIOC 2721

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Accipitriformes · Cathartidae

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura).

ATK141

DEF128

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Illustration · not to scale

Body Mass: 1.52 kg
Diet: Carrion
Migration: Partially migratory

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 141

Apex raptor equipped with razor-sharp talons and curved beak, applying devastating dive kinetic energy (ATK 141).

DEF 128

Dense plumage insulation and vigilant aerial positioning reducing ground strike vulnerability (DEF 128).

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How to identify

Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.

Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

G. McGrane · Sources & credits

🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: North America & Middle America & South America: widespread Habitat: Human Modified

6 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Cathartes aura meridionalis
w North America
Cathartes aura septentrionalis
e North America
Cathartes aura aura
sw USA (s California to s Texas) to n Costa Rica and Greater Antilles
Cathartes aura ruficollis
s Costa Rica and Panama to n Argentina and e Brazil
Cathartes aura jota
Andes from Colombia to s Argentina
Cathartes aura falklandicus
Pacific coast from Ecuador to s Chile and Falkland Is.

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