Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (41)
- Subspecies (4)
David A. Kirk and Michael J. Mossman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1998
Text last updated January 1, 1998
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Пуйков лешояд |
| Catalan | zopilot capvermell |
| Croatian | crvenoglavi lešinar |
| Czech | kondor krocanovitý |
| Dutch | Roodkopgier |
| English | Turkey Vulture |
| English (United States) | Turkey Vulture |
| Finnish | kalkkunakondori |
| French | Urubu à tête rouge |
| French (France) | 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)
PROTONYM:
Vultur Aura
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.86.
TYPE LOCALITY:
State of Veracruz, Mexico, designated by Nelson, 1905, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 18, p. 124.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CATHARTES
- aura
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
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Distribution of the Turkey Vulture
