The complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic analyses of Cathartes melambrotus (Wetmore 1964) (Aves: Cathartidae) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. ResourcesCathartes melambrotus is the largest member of the genus Cathartes, and soars over the forested areas of Amazonia in search of carrion. The complete mitochondrial genome of C. melambrotus was reported in this study.
Robert Driver, Renee Li
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Evaluation of a Multimodal Anesthetic Protocol for Immobilization in Black Vultures (Coragyps atratus) and Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) [PDF]
Veterinary SciencesAnesthetic protocols for non-invasive immobilization of Black Vultures (Coragyps atratus) and Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) for procedures lasting up to two hours are lacking.
Alejandro Vargas Araya +6 more
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Avian pox in a turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) from northern Chile [PDF]
Austral Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2019 A debilitated turkey vulture (Cathartes aura), showing prominent nodular masses in its head, was found in Antofagasta, Chile. Histopathological examination revealed the presence of epidermal hyperplasia and hypertrophy with typical eosinophilic ...
Mauricio Mora-Carreño +3 more
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Fine-scale assessment of home ranges and activity patterns for resident black vultures (Coragyps atratus) and turkey vultures (Cathartes aura). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Knowledge of black vulture (Coragyps atratus) and turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) spatial ecology is surprisingly limited despite their vital ecological roles.
Amanda E Holland +5 more
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Un nuevo caso de leucismo en el Aura Tiñosa (Cathartes aura; Cathartiformes: Cathartidae) para Cuba
Novitates Caribaea, 2021 Se registra un nuevo caso de Aura Tiñosa, Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758), con leucismo parcial para el archipiélago cubano. La observación se hizo en el área Paisaje Natural Protegido Escaleras de Jaruco ubicado en los municipios de Jaruco y San José de
Samuel Hernández-Borroto, Diego Salas
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Effects of habitat and time of day on flock size of Turkey Vultures in Cuba (Cathartes aura)
ZooKeys, 2018 In agricultural landscapes, the Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura feeds mainly on carcases of domestic animals. In spring 2017, data on 214 flocks of Turkey vultures were collected in a road survey in Cuba (in total 2384 km). Turkey Vultures were found to be
Piotr Tryjanowski, Federico Morelli
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First nesting record of Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) in El Salvador
Huitzil, 2019 Despite the Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) being one of the most abundant scavengers on the American continent, details of their reproductive biology remain unknown in some countries.
Diego Arévalo-Ayala, Guillermo Funes
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Revista Peruana de Biología, 2014 Es motivo de la presente nota, contribuir al conocimiento de un trematodo: Paryphostomum huaccaci sp. n. perteneciente o la Familia Echinostomatidae Poche, 1926 y que parásita a Cathartes aura jota Molina, 1782.
Nicanor Ibáñez H.
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Bridging Evolutionary History and Conservation of New World Vultures [PDF]
Animals, 2023 The New World Vultures (Cathartidae) include seven species of obligate scavengers that, despite their ecological relevance, present critical information gaps around their evolutionary history and conservation.
Daniela Cortés-Díaz +4 more
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Southernmost record of Yellow-headed Vulture, Cathartes burrovianus Cassin, 1845 (Cathartiformes, Cathartidae), in Buenos Aires province, Argentina [PDF]
Check List, 2018 We report the southernmost record of Yellow-headed Vulture, Cathartes burrovianus, in Punta Piedras, north-eastern Buenos Aires province, Argentina.
Martín Alejandro Colombo +1 more
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