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Primary Traits
1,495.5 g
0 m - 2,500 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Cathartes aura
English name
Turkey Vulture
Order
Cathartiformes
Family
Cathartidae
Genus
Cathartes
Species
aura
Data source
HBW2, BOTW
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Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
LN
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
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Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
No data
Maximum female mass
No data
Minimum male mass
No data
Maximum male mass
No data
Minimum unsexed mass
850 g
Maximum unsexed mass
2,141 g
Average mass
1,495.5 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
2,500 m
Maximum elevation
4,500 m
Elevation range
2,500 m
Typical elevation
1,250 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Savanna
Habitat breadth
8
Primary diet
Scavenger
Diet breadth
1
Diet specialization index
1
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Social
Mating system
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
No nest, Scrape, Other bird's nest
Nest substrate
Stump, Ground, Rock, Tree
Minimum broods per year
1
Maximum broods per year
2
Minimum clutch size
1
Maximum clutch size
2
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
36 d
Maximum incubation period
42 d
Minimum fledging period
60 d
Maximum fledging period
80 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
1.5
Average fledging period
70 d
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Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Partial Migrant, Irregular/Nomadic, Sedentary