Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Taxonomy
- Order
- Cathartiformes
- Family
- Cathartidae
- Genus
- Cathartes
- eBird Code
- turvul
Vocalizations
Subspecies (6)
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Cathartes aura aura
southern California eastward to southern Texas (southwestern USA) southward to northern Costa Rica and Greater Antilles
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Cathartes aura falklandicus
Pacific coast from Ecuador to southern Chile and Falkland Islands
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Cathartes aura jota
Andes from Colombia to southern Argentina
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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
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Cathartes aura ruficollis
southern Costa Rica and lowlands of South America, including Trinidad
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Cathartes aura septentrionalis
breeds eastern North America; winters mainly to southeastern USA
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.