turkey vulture

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turkey vulture

noun turkey vultures

A common New World vulture, Cathartes aura.
Similar: carrion crow, John crow, turkey buzzard

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noun a common North American vulture, Cathartes aura

Español	jote, zopilote, gallinazo
Kiswahili	tai mzoga
Português	urubu-de-cabeça-vermelha
Français	urubu à tête rouge
Deutsch	Truthahngeier
Italiano	avvoltoio collorosso
Русский	гриф-инде́йка grif-indéjka
עברית	קתרטס תרנגולי

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@misc{turkey_vulture_2026,
  title = {turkey vulture},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/turkey%20vulture},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}