Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge

This is a comprehensive field guide to the all known bird species that preside or migrate through this Refuge.

Turkey Vulture

The Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura), also known in some North American regions as the turkey buzzard (or just buzzard), and in some areas of the Caribbean as the John crow or carrion crow, is the most widespread of the New World vultures. One of three species in the genus Cathartes, in the family Cathartidae, the Turkey Vulture ranges from ...more ↓

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