Turkey Vultures

Vulture of Turkish vulture is a big bird of prey closely related to eagle and eagle. They are divided into a vulture of the new world and a vulture of the old world, and both belong to the scorpion type. The New World Vulture consists of seven species of five genera in the family Cathartidae. In the new world vulture, there is Cathartes Aura, also known as Turkish Vulture. Scientists say that turkey vultures are shy and harmless birds. Several researchers have found that this bird is very useful for the environment.

There are three kinds of vultures in North America; vultures of Turkey, black vultures and vultures of California. The two most common species are Turkish vultures and black vultures. Among these vultures, Turkish vultures are the most extensive from southern Canada to the southernmost of South America. Black vultures are from the southeastern United States to central Chile and Uruguay. Turkish vultures find food using sharp eyesight and smell. They are flying low enough to detect the gas generated at the beginning of the corrupt process of the dead animals. Their sharp olfaction is a very rare feature in the world of birds. This ability makes it possible for Turkish vultures to look for carrion under the forest canopy

Black vultures that can not snuff the carrion follow Turkish vultures to the corpses. Black vultures are the only species that sometimes eat livestock and deer and are feeding the cattle in the New World Vulture, and are therefore often considered a threat by cattle ranchers. Turkish vultures do not kill living animals, but they mix with black vultures and remove black vultures. As a result, Turkish vultures are often accused of killing livestock.

Black vultures and turkey vultures need each other. On the surface, black vultures and vultures of turkeys seem to play the role of the same scavenger in the ecosystem. But when we study them more carefully - we understand that they are all worth it. Vulture in Turkey has a very developed olfaction, you can find food just above the canopy based on the smell! On the other hand, black vultures simply can not smell. Normally black vultures jump up near turkey vultures and wait for the next meal to be found.