Cathartes aura

top photo imageScientific name: Cathartes aura
Common name: Turkey Vulture; Turkey Buzzard
The Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) is one of the most common birds seen at the Sula-Richards Farm.



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April 5, 2009

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April 5, 2009

References:

Peterson, Roger Tory. A Field Guide to the Birds of Texas. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 1960.


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The Kingdoms

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Falconiformes
Family: Cathartidae
Genus: Cathartes
Species: Cathartes aura


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