Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Family: New World vultures
Turkey Vulture is one of the species in the BirdGuess catalog. The daily puzzle hides a photo and opens it in pieces. You get five guesses.
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It is a scavenger and feeds almost exclusively on carrion.
Each year it generally raises two chicks, which it feeds by regurgitation.
They also will feed on fish, tadpoles or insects that have become stranded in shallow water.