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Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura - Kalkoengier (Roodkopgier)
North, Central and South America.
The following 6 subspecies are being recognized:
Cathartes aura meridionalis - Western North America;
Cathartes aura septentrionalis - Eastern North America;
Cathartes aura aura - Southwest-USA (South-California to South-Texas) to North-Costa Rica, Greater Antilles;
Cathartes aura ruficollis - South-Costa Rica and Panama to North-Argentina and East-Brazil;
Cathartes aura jota - Andes from Colombia to South-Argentina;
Cathartes aura falklandicus - Pacific coast from Ecuador to South-Chile, Falkland Islands.
Of this species there are also Zoo Photo's available.