Cathartes aura (Turkey Vulture)
Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758)
64-76 cm / 160-180 cm W Bare red head, with some yellow and brown on the nape; legs flesh-colored. Body entirely black. In flight it shows black underwing coverts, contrasting with pale gray flight feathers; tail long, wings long and broad. The head of the juvenile is blackish. It differs from the…
