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Meanings of gallinazo in English

Russian
гриф-индейка
Portuguese
urubu-de-cabeça-vermelha
Spanish
aura cabeza roja
Catalan
aura
Wikidata

Species of New World vulture.

Related terms
гриф-индейка
Synonyms
Examples for "cathartes aura"
Examples for "cathartes aura"
1
Buzzard, or turkey vulture ( Cathartes aura).
Winter Sunshine
2
The settlers and others call them rooks, and another very common carrion bird of the vulture family ( Cathartes aura) is known here as the john-crow.
Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the ...
1
Got a bump on my head big as a turkey buzzard's egg.
Triple Spies
2
Each little Indian wore long turkey buzzard feathers in his hair.
Stories of Birds
3
Of course, I never heard a turkey buzzard sing.
Laddie: A True Blue Story
4
W'ich so 'tis call 'cause she usen to roos' up dar, jes' like ole turkey buzzard.
For Woman's Love
5
Well pleased with himself and his dress the turkey buzzard gathered up the remaining uniforms and started for home.
Stories of Birds
Usage of gallinazo in English
1
From these facts, the condor, like the gallinazo, must to a certain degree be considered as a gregarious bird.
The Voyage of the Beagle
2
In South America they are known as gallinazos, and their voracity is unparalleled.
Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon
3
We have now only to mention the turkey-buzzard (Vultur aura), and the Gallinazo.
The Voyage of the Beagle
4
In this list may be included four species of the Caracara or Polyborus, the Turkey buzzard, the Gallinazo, and the Condor.
The Voyage of the Beagle
5
The Gallinazo (Cathartes atratus) has a different range from the last species, as it never occurs southward of lat.
The Voyage of the Beagle
6
If an animal dies on the plain the Gallinazo commences the feast, and then the two species of Polyborus pick the bones clean.
The Voyage of the Beagle