Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Turkey Vulture
The Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cathartidae (New World Vultures) in the order Cathartiformes.
- Scientific name
- Cathartes aura
- Order
- Cathartiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Turkey Vulture
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Cathartes aura meridionalis
- Cathartes aura septentrionalis
- Cathartes aura aura
- Cathartes aura ruficollis
- Cathartes aura jota
- Cathartes aura falklandicus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Vultur Aura
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- State of Veracruz, Mexico, designated by Nelson, 1905, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 18, p. 124.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.86
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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