Order: Cathartiformes | Family: Cathartidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Mejia, Arequipa
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. San Fernando, Ica
Age: Juvenile | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Chiclayo, Lambayeque
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Amazonia
Status: The Turkey Vulture is widespread in Amazonia, the coastal lowlands, and inter Andean Valleys in the Marañon drainage. Does not generally occur above 2300 m in the Andes. It also occurs in Co, Ec, Br, Bo, and Ch.
Name in Spanish: Gallinazo de Cabeza Roja
Sub-species: Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Linnaeus, 1758.
C. a. ruficollis: Amazonian lowlands.
C. a. jota: Western Peru, Pacific coast.
Meaning of Name: Cathartes: Gr. kathartës, katharizö = cleaner, to clean. aura: aurouá = Mexican native name for a vulture.

Generally silent.
External Links:
- Vultures in North, Central, and South America
- Buitres Americanos: Zopilotes, Gallinazos, Jotes y Condores (Spanish)
References:
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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006.Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 11/09/2014.