Cathartiformes / Cathartidae / Cathartes

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Cathartes aura aura

southern California eastward to southern Texas (southwestern USA) southward to northern Costa Rica and Greater Antilles
Cathartes aura falklandicus

Pacific coast from Ecuador to southern Chile and Falkland Islands
Cathartes aura jota

Andes from Colombia to southern Argentina
Cathartes aura meridionalis

breeds southern British Colombia eastward to southern Manitoba and southward to central California and south-central Texas; winters to central South America
Cathartes aura ruficollis

southern Costa Rica and lowlands of South America, including Trinidad
Cathartes aura septentrionalis

breeds eastern North America; winters mainly to southeastern USA

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.