Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758)

Turkey Vulture

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Animal

Sublevel 1: Vertebrate

Sublevel 2: Bird

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Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Cathartidae

Genus: Cathartes

Species: Cathartes aura

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
VT - state rank: S3S4B

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Heterotroph

HABITAT

PHOTOS OF Cathartes aura