turkey vulture
E889211
The turkey vulture is a large New World vulture known for its red, bare head, dark plumage, and habit of soaring on thermals while scavenging carrion across much of the Americas.
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New World vulture
ⓘ
bird species ⓘ scavenger ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| averageBodyLength | about 64 cm ⓘ |
| averageMass | about 2 kg ⓘ |
| averageWingspan | about 170 cm ⓘ |
| binomialName | Cathartes aura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyLengthRange | 62–81 cm ⓘ |
| breedingSite |
abandoned buildings
ⓘ
caves ⓘ cliffs ⓘ hollow logs ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSizeRange | 1–3 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
buzzard
ⓘ
turkey buzzard ⓘ turkey vulture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationThreats |
habitat loss
ⓘ
poisoning from toxins in carrion ⓘ |
| defenseBehavior | regurgitates foul-smelling material ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet | carrion ⓘ |
| eggColor | creamy white with brown markings ⓘ |
| family | Cathartidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior | scavenging ⓘ |
| flightSilhouette | V-shaped dihedral wings ⓘ |
| flightStyle | soaring on thermals ⓘ |
| genus | Cathartes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
deserts
ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ open country ⓘ pastures ⓘ rangelands ⓘ roadsides ⓘ subtropical forests ⓘ tropical forests ⓘ |
| headColor | red ⓘ |
| headFeathering | bare ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| massRange | 0.8–2.4 kg ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | partially migratory ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Caribbean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central America ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| nestBuilding | does not build elaborate nests ⓘ |
| northernPopulations | migrate south in winter ⓘ |
| order | Accipitriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor | dark brown ⓘ |
| primaryFoodDetection | smell GENERATED ⓘ |
| primaryRangeLimitNorth | southern Canada GENERATED ⓘ |
| primaryRangeLimitSouth | Tierra del Fuego GENERATED ⓘ |
| roostingSite |
buildings
ⓘ
large trees ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| secondaryFoodDetection | sight ⓘ |
| senseSpecialization | highly developed sense of smell ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | often roosts communally ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| thermoregulationBehavior | urohidrosis on legs ⓘ |
| underwingColor | two-toned with pale flight feathers ⓘ |
| vocalization | mostly hisses and grunts ⓘ |
| wingPosture | wings held in shallow V ⓘ |
| wingspanRange | 160–183 cm ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cathartes aura