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Query: birds of americaResult: 803rd of 1886
Re: buzzard -- Turkey Vulture
Subject: Re: buzzard -- Turkey Vulture
Poster: Shirley Curtis (sowhat@azstarnetSPAMSCREEN.com)
Turkey vulture0-by Shirley Curtis.jpg
File size : 41644 bytes File date : 2000:09:26 17:53:18 Resolution: 763x600 Jpeg process : Baseline Posted Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.animals Posted Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2000 16:31:00 -0700

Re: buzzard -- Turkey Vulture


He or she looked kind of pensive or sad. Guess they had been feeding him
fresh meat. :-) I think it's a turkey buzzard, but I'm not sure.

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buzzard.jpg


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You think in the right direction, but this bird is usually called
a Turkey Vulture. One of the few birds with an
excellent sense of smell. Nice closeup!

Martin Kramer

mkramer@wxs.nl
http://home.wxs.nl/~mkramer/

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Guest
Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura, also known in North America as the Turkey Buzzard, is a large bird found in the Americas. It is the commonest New World vulture, one of three species in the genus Cathartes, and in the family Cathartidae. It is found in open and semi-open areas, such as subtropical forests, shrublands, pastures, and deserts, from southern Canada to southern South America.
Guest
Scientific Name: Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common Names: Turkey Vulture, Turkey Buzzard, Buzzard
French: Urubu à tête rouge German: Truthahngeier Spanish: Aura gallipavo, Zopilote aura
Taxonomy: Vultur aura Linnaeus, 1758, Veracruz, Mexico.

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