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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:bird
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gptkbp:breedingSeason
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March to June
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gptkbp:callsign
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hisses and grunts
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gptkbp:clutchSize
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1–3 eggs
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gptkbp:commonName
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gptkb:Turkey_buzzard
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gptkbp:conservationStatus
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Least Concern
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gptkbp:diet
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carrion
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gptkbp:distinctiveFeature
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dark plumage
long, broad wings
red head (adult)
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gptkbp:distribution
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Canada to southernmost South America
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gptkbp:ecologicalRole
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scavenger
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gptkbp:family
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gptkb:Cathartidae
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gptkbp:firstDescribed
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gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus
1758
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gptkbp:flightNumber
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soaring
V-shaped dihedral
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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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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Turkey vulture
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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:length
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62–81 cm
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gptkbp:lifespan
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16 years (wild)
over 30 years (captivity)
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gptkbp:migratory
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partially migratory
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gptkbp:molting
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sequential molt
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gptkbp:nativeTo
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gptkb:Americas
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gptkbp:nesting
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gptkb:ground
caves
hollow logs
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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urohidrosis (defecates on legs to cool down)
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gptkbp:order
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gptkb:Cathartiformes
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gptkbp:parentalCare
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both parents
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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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gptkb:Central_America
gptkb:North_America
gptkb: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
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gptkbp:weight
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0.8–2.4 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:New_World_vulture
gptkb:Beardsley_Zoo
gptkb:Marine_Corps_Base_Camp_Pendleton
gptkb:Cathartidae
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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