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The turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) is the most widespread of the New World vultures. [2] One of three species in the genus Cathartes of the family Cathartidae, the turkey vulture ranges from southern Canada to the southernmost tip of South America. It inhabits a variety of open and semi-open areas, including subtropical forests, shrublands ...
Cathartesaura is a medium-sized herbivorous dinosaur with a long, lightly built, well-muscled neck albeit with a somewhat limited range of dorso-ventral movement. C. anaerobica has distinguishing characteristics in the vertebrae that ally it with Rebbachisauridae, such as the bony laminae association and the pneumatic chambers in the cervical series.
Skull mounts are sometimes referred to as European mounts, western skull mounts, or western mounts. [1] They are a large portion of taxidermy work. Only the skull of the animal is displayed, which will have horns, antlers, or nothing attached to the skull depending on the animal. The mount does not take up much room because of the lack of neck ...
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Species C. aura (Linnaeus, 1758); C. burrovianus Cassin, 1845; C. melambrotus Wetmore, 1964; Approximate distribution of the genus Cathartes.Green indicates that at least one species is resident year-round and yellow shows areas where one species, the turkey vulture, is a summer-only breeding visitor.
Cathartes Illiger, 1811: Turkey vulture Cathartes aura: Throughout the Americas to southern Canada Least concern: Lesser yellow-headed vulture Cathartes burrovianus: South America and north to Mexico 500,000-4,999,999 [21] mature individuals Least concern: Greater yellow-headed vulture Cathartes melambrotus: Amazon Basin of tropical South ...
A 13,600-year-old mastodon skull was uncovered in an Iowa creek, state officials announced this week. Iowa's Office of the State Archaeologist said in a social media post that archaeologists found ...
Lesser yellow-headed vultures [6] (Cathartes burrovianus), are large,slender black vultures. They typically have two-toned wings as well, yet there can be some yellow coloring on their heads. Wingtips go beyond the tip of their tail. Length of 53–65 cm, wingspan 150–165 cm, and weight 0.9-1.6 kg.