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| Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura |
| Length is 25 inches Wingspan: 72 inches Male and female are similiar Very large, broad-winged, soaring bird Long and rounded tail Longish, hooked bill Rather short, thick legs Holds wings in a dihedral angle while soaring and gliding Spends most time soaring, infrequent flaps are slow and laborious Small, unfeathered head Plumage dark brown except for paler flight feathers, appearing black and gray If they have a nest at all, it is usually on a ciff or in a cave They have two eggs with white and brown markings Incubation is 38 to 41 days: female and male incubate The fledging is 66 -88 days, the female and male feed young They migrate complete to southern states, Central and South Americas They eat mostly any dead animal they can find. parents regurgitate for young. |
| A personal note from the page builder: MaryAlice Bowles This is the only ugly bird that I have ever seen & he scares me. LOL |
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