turkey vulture
noun
: an American vulture (Cathartes aura) with a red head and whitish bill
called also turkey buzzard
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Although vultures have somewhat adapted to lead, Busby said people can help sustain the turkey vulture population by discontinuing the use of lead bullets.
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Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2024
Turns out a pair of baby turkey vultures had hatched recently.
—Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2024
The megafauna didn’t survive that change, but smaller animals like coyotes, mule deer, raccoons and turkey vultures adapted and managed to hang on, and so did many plants.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024
The scavengers, for example, the turkey vultures or the coyotes that use roadkill as this resource, essentially.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024
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Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2024
Turns out a pair of baby turkey vultures had hatched recently.
—Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2024
The megafauna didn’t survive that change, but smaller animals like coyotes, mule deer, raccoons and turkey vultures adapted and managed to hang on, and so did many plants.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024
The scavengers, for example, the turkey vultures or the coyotes that use roadkill as this resource, essentially.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for turkey vulture
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