
Nature of life and death.
Cathartes aura ruficollis
• Turkey vulture
• Buitre cabeza roja / Aura gallipavo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Accipitriformes
Family:Cathartidae
Genus:Cathartes
Species:C. aura
Punta Negra, Maldonado, Uruguay
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