turkey vulture
noun
: an American vulture (Cathartes aura) with a red head and whitish bill
called also turkey buzzard
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There were hawks and turkey vultures, their wing tips like fingers, and bald eagles, turning in wide circles with barely a beat of their wings.
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Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 17 Mar. 2025
If its underside wings are grayish across its lower body, that’s probably a turkey vulture.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
Their wings differ as well, with turkey vultures' longer, narrower wings black and gray and black vultures having black wings with silver tips.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Black vultures, as their name indicates, have black coloring on their heads, while turkey vultures' heads are bright red (like wild turkeys).
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
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Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 17 Mar. 2025
If its underside wings are grayish across its lower body, that’s probably a turkey vulture.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
Their wings differ as well, with turkey vultures' longer, narrower wings black and gray and black vultures having black wings with silver tips.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Black vultures, as their name indicates, have black coloring on their heads, while turkey vultures' heads are bright red (like wild turkeys).
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for turkey vulture
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“Turkey vulture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turkey%20vulture. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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