Cathartes aura [aura, septentrionalis or meridionalis] (Turkey Vulture [Northern group])

Turkey Vulture [Northern group]

Cathartes aura [aura, septentrionalis or meridionalis] (= Cathartes aura aura) (Linnaeus, C 1758)

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Classification

Order:
  Accipitriformes
Family:
  Cathartidae
Genus:
   Cathartes
Scientific:
  Cathartes aura 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:
F027012DD4424A04

Avibase ID:
avibase-F027012D

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F027012D

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175266

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

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Turkey Vulture [Northern group]
Czech:
kondor krocanovitý (ssp. aura/septentrionalis)
German:
Truthahngeier (aura/septentrionalis)
Spanish:
Aura Gallipavo (aura/septentrionalis)
Spanish (Spain):
Aura gallipavo (aura/septentrionalis)
Finnish:
kalkkunakondori (aura/septentrionalis)
French:
Urubu à tête rouge [aura, septentrionalis ou meridionalis]
Icelandic:
Kalkúnhrævi (aura/septentrionalis)
Japanese (romaji):
himekondoru (aura/septentrionalis)
Japanese:
ヒメコンドル（aura／septentrionalis）
Dutch:
Roodkopgier (Noordelijk)
Norwegian:
kalkunkondor (aura/septentrionalis)
Polish:
sępnik różowogłowy (aura/septentrionalis)
Portuguese (Brazil):
urubu-de-cabeça-vermelha (aura/septentrionalis)
Portuguese (Portugal):
urubu-de-cabeça-vermelha (aura/septentrionalis)
Russian:
Катарта-индейка (aura/septentrionalis)
Slovak:
kondor morkovitý (skup.)
Serbian:
Ćurkasti lešinar (aura/septentrionalis)
Swedish:
kalkongam (aura/septentrionalis)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Turkey Vulture [Northern group] ( Cathartes aura [aura, septentrionalis or meridionalis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Turkey Vulture [Northern group] ( Cathartes aura [aura, septentrionalis or meridionalis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Turkey Vulture [Northern group] ( Cathartes aura [aura, septentrionalis or meridionalis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Turkey Vulture [Northern group] ( Cathartes aura [aura or septentrionalis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Turkey Vulture [Northern group] ( Cathartes aura [aura or septentrionalis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Turkey Vulture [Northern group] ( Cathartes aura [aura, septentrionalis or meridionalis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Turkey Vulture [Northern group] ( Cathartes aura [aura, septentrionalis or meridionalis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Turkey Vulture [Northern group] ( Cathartes aura [aura, septentrionalis or meridionalis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Turkey Vulture [Northern group] ( Cathartes aura [aura, septentrionalis or meridionalis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Turkey Vulture [Northern group] ( Cathartes aura [aura, septentrionalis or meridionalis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Turkey Vulture [Northern group] ( Cathartes aura [aura, septentrionalis or meridionalis])
eBird version 1.50: Turkey Vulture (Northern) ( Cathartes aura aura/septentrionalis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52: Turkey Vulture (Northern) ( Cathartes aura aura/septentrionalis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53: Turkey Vulture (Northern) ( Cathartes aura aura/septentrionalis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54: Turkey Vulture (Northern) ( Cathartes aura aura/septentrionalis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55: Turkey Vulture (Northern) ( Cathartes aura aura/septentrionalis) [version 1]
eBird version 2015: Turkey Vulture (Northern) ( Cathartes aura aura/septentrionalis) [version 1]
eBird version 2016: Turkey Vulture (Northern) ( Cathartes aura aura/septentrionalis) [version 1]
eBird version 2017: Turkey Vulture (Northern) ( Cathartes aura aura/septentrionalis) [version 1]
eBird version 2018: Turkey Vulture (Northern) ( Cathartes aura aura/septentrionalis) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: Turkey Vulture (Northern) ( Cathartes aura aura/septentrionalis) [version 1]
eBird version 2021: Turkey Vulture (Northern) ( Cathartes aura aura/septentrionalis) [version 1]
eBird version 2022: Turkey Vulture (Northern) ( Cathartes aura aura/septentrionalis) [version 1]
eBird version 2023: Turkey Vulture (Northern) ( Cathartes aura aura/septentrionalis) [version 1]
eBird version 2024: Turkey Vulture (Northern) ( Cathartes aura [aura Group]) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Cathartes aura

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Other synonyms

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Czech: kondor krocanovitý (ssp. aura/septentrionalis)
German: Truthahngeier (aura/septentrionalis)
English: Turkey Vulture (Northern group), Turkey Vulture (Northern), Turkey Vulture [Northern group]
English, HBW: Turkey Vulture (Northern)
English (IOC): Turkey Vulture (Northern)
English (United States): Turkey Vulture (Northern)
Spanish: Aura Gallipavo (aura/septentrionalis), Zopilote Aura (aura/septentrionalis)
Spanish (Argentine): Jote Cabeza Colorada (aura/septentrionalis)
Spanish (Chile): Jote de cabeza colorada (aura/septentrionalis)
Spanish (Costa Rica): Zopilote Cabecirrojo (aura/septentrionalis)
Spanish (Cuba): Aura tiñosa (aura/septentrionalis)
Spanish (Ecuador): Gallinazo Cabecirrojo (aura/septentrionalis)
Spanish (Spain): Aura Gallipavo (aura/septentrionalis)
Spanish (HBW): Turkey Vulture (Northern)
Spanish (Mexico): Zopilote Aura (aura/septentrionalis)
Spanish (Panama): Gallinazo Cabecirrojo (aura/septentrionalis)
Spanish (Peru): Gallinazo de Cabeza Roja (aura/septentrionalis)
Spanish (Paraguay): Cuervo cabeza roja (aura/septentrionalis)
Spanish (Uruguay): Cuervo Cabeza Roja (Subesp. aura/septentrionalis)
Finnish: kalkkunakondori (aura/septentrionalis)
French: Urubu à tête rouge (forme du Nord), Urubu à tête rouge (Nord), Urubu à tête rouge [aura ou septentrionalis], Urubu à tête rouge [aura, septentrionalis ou meridionalis]
Icelandic: Kalkúnhrævi (aura/septentrionalis)
Japanese (romaji): himekondoru (aura/septentrionalis)
Japanese: ヒメコンドル (aura/septentrionalis), ヒメコンドル（aura／septentrionalis）
Scientific: Cathartes aura [aura Group], Cathartes aura [aura or septentrionalis], Cathartes aura [aura, septentrionalis or meridionalis], Cathartes aura [aura], Cathartes aura aura, Cathartes aura aura/septentrionalis, Vultur aura
Dutch: Roodkopgier (Noordelijk)
Norwegian: kalkunkondor (aura/septentrionalis)
Polish: sępnik różowogłowy (aura/septentrionalis)
Portuguese (Brazil): urubu-de-cabeça-vermelha (aura/septentrionalis)
Portuguese (Portugal): urubu-de-cabeça-vermelha (aura/septentrionalis)
Russian: Катарта-индейка (aura/septentrionalis)
Slovak: kondor morkovitý, kondor morkovitý (skup.)
Slovenian: Puranji jastreb (aura/septentrionalis)
Serbian: Ćurkasti lešinar (aura/septentrionalis)
Swedish: kalkongam (aura/septentrionalis)
Turkish: Hindi Akbabası (aura/septentrionalis)