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Cathartes aura

Cathartes aura

Truthahngeier(+3)·(Linnaeus, 1758)

GBIF:155304471

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PROFILE

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Habitat

Terrestrial

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GEOGRAPHY

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REGIONS

Geographic Distribution(3)

North West Atlantic
Gulf of Maine
Gulf of Mexico

DATA

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions. Available in 4 languages.

deuTruthahngeierdeufraUrubu à tête rougefranldkalkoengiernldengturkey vultureeng

Vernacular (common) names are the everyday names used for a species in different languages and regions. A single species may have dozens of common names worldwide. This taxon has names in 4 languages.

deuTruthahngeier
deu
Source: Avibase - the world bird database.
fraUrubu à tête rouge
fra
Source: Avibase - the world bird database.
nldkalkoengier
nld
Source: Avibase - the world bird database.
engturkey vulture
eng
Source: North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

CLASSIFICATION

Taxonomic Classification Tree

IDENTIFIERS

External Identifiers(1)

To GenBank (263157 nucleotides; 11519 proteins)

NCBI:txid43455

UNKNOWN

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CITATIONS

References(5)

  • 1

    Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p.

    basis of record
  • 2

    Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342.

    additional source
  • 3

    Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

    additional source
  • 4

    Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p.

    additional source
  • 5

    Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p.

    additional source
  • Source Information

    World Register of Marine Species

    World Register of Marine Species

    checklist

    An authoritative classification and catalogue of marine names. To obtain a full copy, please go to https://www.marinespecies.org/usersrequest.php

    WoRMS Editorial Board (2026). World Register of Marine Species. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.14284/170 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-15.

    CC BYPublished 6/1/2026View dataset
    GBIF Usage Key
    155304471
    Dataset Key
    2d59e5db-57ad-41ff-97d6-11f5fb264527
    Origin
    source
    Backbone Key
    2481930
    Taxon ID
    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159144
    Last Crawled
    6/4/2026
    Last Interpreted
    6/4/2026