Turkey vulture

Cathartes aura · Cathartidae

The turkey vulture 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.

Where the Turkey vulture lives

Recorded in United States of America, Canada, Mexico and Costa Rica (North America).

Most records fall in California, Florida, Texas, Virginia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

See the Turkey vulture’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 17,649,439 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.