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Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, C 1758)

The turkey vulture, also known in some North American regions as the turkey buzzard, and in some areas of the Caribbean as the John crow or carrion crow, is the most widespread of the New World vultures. One of three species in the genus Cathartes of the family Cathartidae, the turkey vulture ranges from southern Canada to the southernmost tip of South America. It inhabits a variety of open and semi-open areas, including subtropical forests, shrublands, pastures, and deserts. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Accipitriformes
Family:
  Cathartidae
Genus:
   Cathartes
Scientific:
  Cathartes aura


Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.86

Protonym:
  Vultur Aura

Type locality:
  State of Veracruz, Mexico, designated by Nelson, 1905, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 18, p. 124.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/101/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  36B3872DAFE1EC1C

Avibase ID:
  avibase-36B3872D

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/36B3872D


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175265

Geographic range:

  • Cathartes aura aura: southern California eastward to southern Texas (southwestern USA) southward to northern Costa Rica and Greater Antilles
  • 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 septentrionalis: eastern North America
  • Cathartes aura ruficollis: southern Costa Rica and lowlands of South America, including Trinidad
  • Cathartes aura [jota or falklandicus]: Pacific coast of Ecuador to Tierra del Fuego and Falkland Islands
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English:
Turkey Vulture
Catalan:
Zopilot cap-roig
Czech:
kondor krocanovitý (ssp. aura)
Danish:
Kalkungrib
German:
Truthahngeier
Spanish:
Aura Gallipavo
Spanish (Spain):
Aura Gallipavo
Finnish:
kalkkunakondori
French:
Urubu à tête rouge
Croatian:
Američki lešinar
Hungarian:
pulykakeselyű
Icelandic:
Kalkúnhrævi
Italian:
Avvoltoio tacchino
Japanese (romaji):
himekondoru
Japanese:
ヒメコンドル
Lithuanian:
Paprastasis kalakutinis grifas
Dutch:
Roodkopgier
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kalkunkondor
Norwegian:
Kalkunkondor
Polish:
sępnik różowogłowy
Portuguese:
urubu-de-cabeça-vermelha
Portuguese (Brazil):
urubu-de-cabeça-vermelha
Portuguese (Portugal):
Urubu-de-cabeça-vermelha
Russian:
Катарта-индейка
Slovak:
kondor morkovitý
Serbian:
Ćurkasti lešinar
Swedish:
kalkongam
Ukrainian:
Катарта червоноголова
Chinese:
红头美洲鹫
Chinese (Traditional):
紅頭美洲鷲


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886):
Turkey Vulture ( Cathartes aura) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Urubu à tête rouge ( Cathartes aura) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Urubu à tête rouge ( Cathartes aura) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Turkey Vulture ( Cathartes aura) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Cathartes aura [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Cathartes aura [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Turkey Vulture ( Cathartes aura) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
Turkey Vulture ( Cathartes aura) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
Turkey Vulture ( Cathartes aura) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
Turkey Vulture ( Cathartes aura) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
Turkey Vulture ( Cathartes aura) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
Turkey Vulture ( Cathartes aura) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
Turkey Vulture ( Cathartes aura) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
Turkey Vulture ( Cathartes aura) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
Turkey Vulture ( Cathartes aura) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
Turkey Vulture ( Cathartes aura) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
Turkey Vulture ( Cathartes aura) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
Turkey Vulture ( Cathartes aura) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
Turkey Vulture ( Cathartes aura) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
Turkey Vulture ( Cathartes aura) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
Turkey Vulture ( Cathartes aura) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Turkey Vulture ( Cathartes aura) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Turkey Vulture ( Cathartes aura) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Turkey Vulture ( Cathartes aura) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Turkey Vulture ( Cathartes aura) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Turkey Vulture ( Cathartes aura) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Turkey Vulture ( Cathartes aura) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Turkey Vulture ( Cathartes aura) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Turkey Vulture ( Cathartes aura) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Turkey Vulture ( Cathartes aura) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cathartes aura [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cathartes aura [version 1]

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Afrikaans: Kalkoenaasvoël
Belarusian: Канюк-мышалоў
Bulgarian: Пуйков лешояд
Bengali: টাচকি ঱কুন
Bengali (transliteration): ṭārki śakuna
Breton: Urubu penn ruz
Catalan: Aura comú, Urubú de cap roig, Zopilot cap-roig
Carib: Sipaliuli
Czech: Kondor krocanovitý, kondor krocanovitý (ssp. aura)
Chuvash: кăрккалла гриф
Welsh: Fwltur pengoch America
Danish: Kalkungrib
German: Truthahngeiegr, Truthahngeier
Aukan: Niamasou
English: Buzzard, Turkey Buzzard, Turkey Vulture, Turkey-Vulture
English, HBW: Turkey Vulture
English (IOC): Turkey Vulture
English (United States): Turkey Vulture
Esperanto: Meleagra katarto
Spanish: Aura, Aura Cabecirroja, Aura Común, Aura Gallipavo, Aura Gallpavo, Aura Tiñosa, Cuervo Cabeza Roja, Cute, Guala Cabecirroja, Jote cabeza colorada, Jote de cabeza colorada, Oripopo cabeza colorada, Zamuro de Cabeza Roja, Zopilote Aura, Zopilote Cabecirrojo
Spanish (Argentine): Jote cabeza colorada
Spanish (Chile): Jote de cabeza colorada
Spanish (Colombia): Guala Cabecirroja, Guala común
Spanish (Costa Rica): Zopilote cabecirrojo
Spanish (Cuba): Aura Tiñosa
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Aura, Aura Tiñosa
Spanish (Ecuador): Gallinazo Cabecirrojo
Spanish (Spain): Aura Gallipavo
Spanish (HBW): Turkey Vulture
Spanish (Honduras): Cute
Spanish (Mexico): Aura Cabecirroja, Aura Común, zopilote aura
Spanish (Nicaragua): Zopilote Cabecirrojo
Spanish (Panama): Gallinazo Cabecirrojo
Spanish (Peru): Gallinazo de Cabeza Roja
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Aura Tiñosa
Spanish (Paraguay): Cuervo cabeza roja
Spanish (Uruguay): Cuervo Cabeza Roja
Spanish (Venezuela): Oripopo
Estonian: kalkunkondor
Basque: Zapelatz arrunta
Finnish: Kalkkunakondori
Faroese: Músvákur
French: Catharte aura, Urubu à tête rouge, Vautour à tête rouge
Guianese Creole French: Kòrbo-bwa
Frisian: Kalkoengier
Irish: Bultúr turcach
Galician: Miñato, Urubú de cabeza vermella
Guarani: Yryvu akâ virâi, Yryvu-akâ-virâi
Manx: Shirragh
Haitian Creole French: Malfini karanklou
Hebrew: עקב חורף, קתרטס תרנגולי
Croatian: Američki lešinar, Crvenoglavi lešinar
Hungarian: pulykakeselyű
Icelandic: Kalkúnhrævi
Italian: Avvoltoio collorosso, Avvoltoio dal collo rosso, Avvoltoio tacchino, Urubù collorosso
Japanese (romaji): himekondoru
Japanese: ヒメコンドル
Kazakh: күрке қумай, күркетауық құмай, тауық құмай, үндіктәрізді гриф
Karipúna Creole French: Khobo-tét-huj
Kirghiz: күрпсымак тазгара
Scientific: Cathartes aura, Cathartes aura aura, Vultur aura
Lithuanian: Kalakutinis grifas, Kurkinis grifas, Paprastasis kalakutinis grifas, Paprastasis suopis
Latvian: tītaru grifs
Ndyuka-trio Pidgin: Adyankoo, Nyamasu, Tingi-foo
Dutch: Kalkoengier, Roodkopgier
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kalkunkondor
Norwegian: Kalkunkondor, Musvåk, Ormhauk, Skjorvengje, Vasspip
Wayampi: Uluwuwili
Palikúr: Isuw-kiyabwih
Polish: sepnik rózowoglowy, sępnik różowogłowy, Urubu różowogłowy
Portuguese: camiranga, corvo-de-cabeça-vermelha, gereba, urubu-caçador, urubu-campeiro, Urubu-de-cabeca-vermelha, urubu-de-cabeça-vermelha, urubu-gereba, urubu-ministro, urubu-peba, urubu-perú, urubu-rei, xem-xem
Portuguese (Brazil): camiranga, corvo-de-cabeça-vermelha, gereba, urubu-caçador, urubu-campeiro, Urubu-de-cabeça-vermehla, urubu-de-cabeca-vermelha, Urubu-de-cabeça-vermelha, urubu-gereba, urubu-ministro, urubu-peba, urubu-perú, urubu-rei, xem-xem
Portuguese (Portugal): Urubu-de-cabeça-vermelha
Rhaeto-Romance: Tschess dal chau cotschen
Russian: Гриф-индейка, катарта-индейка
Slovak: Kondor morkovitý, Myšiak hôrny, Myšiak lesný, supovec morkovitý
Slovenian: puranji jastreb
Albanian: Huta
Serbian: Ćurkasti lešinar
Sranan: Redi-edetingifowru
Swedish: Kalkongam
Turkish: Hindi Akbabası, Şahin
Tatar: күркә-катарта
Ukrainian: Катарта червоноголова
Uzbek: курка тасқараси
Wayana: Alankwan, Awïla
Chinese: 红头美洲鹫
Chinese (Traditional): 紅頭美洲鷲

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