Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Croatian | crvenoglavi lešinar |
| Czech | kondor krocanovitý |
| Dutch | Roodkopgier |
| English | Turkey Vulture |
| English (United States) | Turkey Vulture |
| Finnish | kalkkunakondori |
| French | Urubu à tête rouge |
| French (French Guiana) | Urubu à tête rouge |
| German | Truthahngeier |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Malfini karanklou |
| Icelandic | Kalkúnhrævi |
| Japanese | ヒメコンドル |
| Norwegian | kalkunkondor |
| Polish | sępnik różowogłowy |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | urubu-de-cabeça-vermelha |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Urubu-de-cabeça-vermelha |
| Russian | Катарта-индейка |
| Serbian | Ćurkasti lešinar |
| Slovak | kondor morkovitý |
| Slovenian | Puranji jastreb |
| Spanish | Aura Gallipavo |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Jote Cabeza Colorada |
| Spanish (Chile) | Jote de cabeza colorada |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Zopilote Cabecirrojo |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Aura tiñosa |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Aura Tiñosa |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Gallinazo Cabecirrojo |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Zopilote Cabeza Roja |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Zopilote Aura |
| Spanish (Panama) | Gallinazo Cabecirrojo |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Cuervo cabeza roja |
| Spanish (Peru) | Gallinazo de Cabeza Roja |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Aura Tiñosa |
| Spanish (Spain) | Aura gallipavo |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Cuervo Cabeza Roja |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Oripopo |
| Swedish | kalkongam |
| Turkish | Hindi Akbabası |
| Ukrainian | Катарта червоноголова |
Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Authors
David A. Kirk and Michael J. Mossman
Recommended Citation
Kirk, D. A. and M. J. Mossman (2020). Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.turvul.01
Birds of North America
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Version 2.0
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- January 1, 1998
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Authors
David A. Kirk and Michael J. Mossman
Revisors
David A. Kirk and Michael J. Mossman
Recommended Citation
Kirk, D. A. and M. J. Mossman (1998). Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.339
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Print Version (requires subscription to access)
- January 1, 1998
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Recommended Citation
Kirk, D. A., and M. J. Mossman. 1998. Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura). In The Birds of North America, No. 339 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. https://doi.org/10.2173/tbna.339.p
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- February 23, 2017
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Authors
David Houston, Guy M. Kirwan, David Christie, and Jeffrey S. Marks
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan, David Christie, and Jeffrey S. Marks
Recommended Citation
Houston, D., G. M. Kirwan, D. A. Christie, and J. S. Marks (2017). Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.