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Turkey vulture

Cathartes aura

Photo by AndrewPrimo
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A turkey vulture outside of a ranch in eastern Colorado

Habitat:

Semi-arid grassland

Reference Links:

Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758), Turkey Vulture

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Comments (1)
ChristyHolland
Great pic! They're fabulous birds!! I've created a new "Raptors of Colorado" mission - would love you to join! Here's the link: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8627557
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2011

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