Cathartes

The turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) is easily distinguished in flight by its two-tone wings; the feathers nearer the body and head are much darker than those behind.

Did you know? Mexico's vultures have very different eating habits. 2009

The turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) is easily distinguished in flight by its two-tone wings; the feathers nearer the body and head are much darker than those behind.

Did you know? Mexico's vultures have very different eating habits. 2009

The problem is that the corpse is too fresh, the process of putrefaction not advanced enough to attract the attention even of a Cathartes aura, which is able to detect the presence of a single molecule of cadaverine within a ten-mile radius.

THE BOYS FROM SANTA CRUZ Jonathan Nasaw 2010

The problem is that the corpse is too fresh, the process of putrefaction not advanced enough to attract the attention even of a Cathartes aura, which is able to detect the presence of a single molecule of cadaverine within a ten-mile radius.

THE BOYS FROM SANTA CRUZ Jonathan Nasaw 2010

The problem is that the corpse is too fresh, the process of putrefaction not advanced enough to attract the attention even of a Cathartes aura, which is able to detect the presence of a single molecule of cadaverine within a ten-mile radius.

THE BOYS FROM SANTA CRUZ Jonathan Nasaw 2010

The problem is that the corpse is too fresh, the process of putrefaction not advanced enough to attract the attention even of a Cathartes aura, which is able to detect the presence of a single molecule of cadaverine within a ten-mile radius.

THE BOYS FROM SANTA CRUZ Jonathan Nasaw 2010

There is a rich diversity of birds which include turkey vulture (Cathartes aura), bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), blue grouse (Dendragapus obscurus), seabirds, numerous shorebirds, and waterfowl.

Puget lowland forests 2009

The cloud forest supports a wide diversity of fauna with such notable species as turkey vulture Cathartes aura, Andean guan Penelope montagnii, scarlet-fronted parakeet Aratinga wagleri, lyre-tailed nightjar Uropsalis lyra, marvellous spatuletail Loddigesia mirabilis (VU), cock-of-the-rock Rupicola peruviana, carbonated flower-piercer Diglossa carbonaria and hepatic tanager Piranga flava (Mittermeier, de Macedo and Luscombe, 1975).

Rio Abiseo National Park, Peru 2008

Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura, originally uploaded by corbeau_du_nord.

Great Guelph Photos and Cool Blog Links by Creative Guelphites 2008

Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura, originally uploaded by corbeau_du_nord.

Great Guelph Photos and Cool Blog Links by Creative Guelphites 2008