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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:species
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gptkbp:binomialAuthority
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(Linnaeus, 1758)
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gptkbp:breedingSeason
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spring to early summer
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:Aves
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gptkbp:clutchSize
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1-3
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gptkbp:commonName
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turkey vulture
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gptkbp:conservationStatus
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Least Concern
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gptkbp:describedBy
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gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus
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gptkbp:describedYear
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1758
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gptkbp:diet
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carrion
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gptkbp:distribution
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gptkb:Americas
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gptkbp:ecologicalRole
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scavenger
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gptkbp:eggColor
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cream with brown or lavender spots
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gptkbp:family
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gptkb:Cathartidae
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gptkbp:fledgingPeriod
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9-10 weeks
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gptkbp:flightNumber
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soaring
V-shaped wings in flight
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gptkbp:genus
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gptkb:Cathartes
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gptkbp:habitat
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open and semi-open areas
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gptkbp:headOfState
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red (adult), gray (juvenile)
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Cathartes aura
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gptkbp:incubationPeriod
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30-40 days
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gptkbp:IUCNStatus
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LC
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gptkbp:kingdom
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gptkb:Animalia
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gptkbp:legColor
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pinkish
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gptkbp:length
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62-81 cm
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gptkbp:lifespan
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up to 16 years in the wild
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gptkbp:migratory
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yes
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gptkbp:nativeTo
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gptkb:Central_America
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:South_America
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gptkbp:nesting
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on ground, in caves, hollow logs, or thickets
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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dark plumage
bare red head
large nostrils
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gptkbp:order
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gptkb:Cathartiformes
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gptkbp:phylum
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gptkb:Chordata
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gptkbp:predators
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gptkb:bird
great horned owl
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gptkbp:range
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southern Canada to southern South America
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gptkbp:scientificName
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gptkb:Cathartes_aura
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gptkbp:senseOfSmell
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highly developed
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gptkbp:sexualDimorphism
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minimal
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gptkbp:subspecies
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gptkb:C._a._aura
gptkb:C._a._jota
gptkb:C._a._meridionalis
gptkb:C._a._ruficollis
gptkb:C._a._septentrionalis
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gptkbp:tailLength
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long and rounded
grayish
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gptkbp:voiceActor
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hisses and grunts
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gptkbp:webbedFeet
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no
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gptkbp:weight
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0.85-2.26 kg
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gptkbp:wingspan
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160-183 cm
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Cathartiformes
gptkb:Turkey_Vulture
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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