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Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Description:

The turkey vulture was flying high above the place were we were walking by in Piriápolis, Uruguay.

2 Species ID Suggestions

sarahaw1981
sarahaw1981 11 years ago
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
AshleyT
AshleyT 11 years ago
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture


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2 Comments

patty
patty 11 years ago

Thank you very much Karen, Ashley and sarahaw =)

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 11 years ago

It's a turkey vulture. They don't really have grey under the wings - just somewhat lighter feathers. Also the parabolic wing angle while soaring. Obvious in your photos

patty
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patty

Maldonado, Uruguay

Spotted on Nov 5, 2012
Submitted on Nov 28, 2012

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