Turkey Vulture Migration Project...
 

Project Description:

The Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) is the most widely distributed, as well as the most abundant, of all scavenging birds of prey.  The species, which occurs only in the new World, can be seen as far north as southern Canada and as far south as Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of South America.  Turkey Vultures also occur on many large and small islands including Vancouver Island, Canada, Cuba and Puerto Rico in the Caribbean Sea, and the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.  Six races or subspecies of Turkey Vultures are recognized by biologists:  including septentrionalis in eastern North America, meridionalis in western North America, aura in Mexico, parts of the Caribbean and Central America, ruficollis in southern Central and northern and central South America, jota in South America and falklandica in southern South America and the Falkland Islands.  The scientific name for Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura, translates as “breezy cleanser,” most likely a reflection of its soaring and scavenging life style. (Project description con't.  - read more here)
 

Project Details:

Table of birds being tracked
Tracking Summary overview
Image galleries
Project Acknowledgements

Turkey Vultures Currently being Tracked:

The table below reflects a listing of the individual Turkey Vultures currently and
previously radio tagged. Clicking on the individual bird in the table will take you to a
status page for that particular vulture.