Turkey Vulture bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsTurkey-Vulture, Turkey Buzzard, Buzzard
Old latin name for birdVultur aura
OrderHawks and relatives / Accipitriformes
FamilyNew World Vultures / Cathartidae
GenusCathartes
Breeding regionMiddle America, North America, South America
Breeding subregionwidespread

Turkey Vulture bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Alvaro Riccetto
    Uruguay
  • 2.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    United States
  • 3.
    Call, © Charlie Vogt
    Ecuador
  • 4.
    Alarm call, call, hatchling or nestling, sex uncertain, © Cristian Pinto
    Chile
  • 5.
    Alarm call, call, hatchling or nestling, sex uncertain, © Cristian Pinto
    Chile
  • 6.
    Hiss, © William Whitehead
    United States
  • 7.
    Wingbeats as flushing, © Richard E. Webster
    United States
  • 8.
    Wing beats, © Noé Eiterer
    Brazil
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Turkey Vulture

Turkey Vulture subspecies (6)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Cathartes aura aurasw USA (s California to s Texas) to n Costa Rica and Greater Antilles-No
Cathartes aura falklandicusPacific coast from Ecuador to s Chile and Falkland Is.-No
Cathartes aura jotaAndes from Colombia to s Argentina-No
Cathartes aura meridionalisw North America-No
Cathartes aura ruficolliss Costa Rica and Panama to n Argentina and e Brazil-No
Cathartes aura septentrionalise North America-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansKalkoenaasvoël
AlbanianHuta
BasqueZapelatz arrunta
BelarusianКанюк-мышалоў
Bengaliটাচকি ঱কুন
BretonUrubu penn ruz
BulgarianПуйков лешояд
Catalanzopilot cap-roig, Urubú de cap roig, Aura comú
Chinese红头美洲鹫
Chinese (Traditional)紅頭美洲鷲
Chuvashкăрккалла гриф
Croatiancrvenoglavi lešinar, Američki lešinar
Czechkondor krocanovitý (ssp. aura), kondor krocanovitý
DanishKalkungrib
DutchRoodkopgier, Kalkoengier
EsperantoMeleagra katarto
Estoniankalkunkondor
FaroeseMúsvákur
Finnishkalkkunakondori
FrenchUrubu à tête rouge, Catharte aura, Vautour à tête rouge
FrisianKalkoengier
GalicianUrubú de cabeza vermella, Miñato
GermanTruthahngeiegr, Truthahngeier
GuaraniYryvu-akâ-virâi, Yryvu akâ virâi
Hebrewעקב חורף, קתרטס תרנגולי
Hungarianpulykakeselyű
IcelandicKalkúnhrævi
IrishBultúr turcach
ItalianAvvoltoio tacchino, Avvoltoio collorosso, Urubù collorosso, Avvoltoio dal collo rosso
Japaneseヒメコンドル
Kazakhкүрке қумай, тауық құмай, күркетауық құмай, үндіктәрізді гриф
Latviantītaru grifs
Lithuanianpaprastasis kalakutinis grifas, Kurkinis grifas, Paprastasis suopis, Kalakutinis grifas
ManxShirragh
NorwegianKalkunkondor, Skjorvengje, Musvåk, Ormhauk, Vasspip, kalkunkondor
Norwegian NynorskKalkunkondor
PolishUrubu różowogłowy, sepnik rózowoglowy, sępnik różowogłowy
Portuguesecamiranga, urubu-caçador, urubu-peba, xem-xem, Urubu-de-cabeca-vermelha, urubu-gereba, gereba, corvo-de-cabeça-vermelha, urubu-rei, urubu-de-cabeça-vermelha, urubu-ministro, urubu-perú, urubu-campeiro
RussianГриф-индейка, катарта-индейка
SerbianĆurkasti lešinar
Slovakkondor morkovitý, supovec morkovitý, Myšiak lesný, Myšiak hôrny
Slovenianpuranji jastreb
SpanishZopilote Aura, Aura Cabecirroja, Zamuro de Cabeza Roja, Zopilote Cabecirrojo, Cuervo Cabeza Roja, Aura gallipavo, Aura Común, Jote cabeza colorada, Guala Cabecirroja, Oripopo cabeza colorada, Cute, Aura Gallpavo, Jote de cabeza colorada, Aura, Aura Tiñosa
Swedishkalkongam
Tatarкүркә-катарта
TurkishŞahin, Hindi Akbabası
Ukrainianкатарта червоноголова
Uzbekкурка тасқараси
WelshFwltur pengoch America