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From: qaseb@hoqax.UUCP (BADIAN)
Newsgroups: rec.birds,sci.bio
Subject: Re: buzzards vs. vultures
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Date: Wed, 24-Jun-87 09:26:36 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 24 09:26:36 1987
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Keywords: is there a difference
Summary: turkey vulture = turkey buzzard
Xref: mnetor rec.birds:172 sci.bio:475


Sorry, I don't know the Latin names, but I know that there are two species
of vultures in the US (well, at least the Eastern US, and I'm almost sure it's the
same out west). The two species are the turkey vulture and the black vulture.
People often refer to the turkey vulture as a turkey buzzard, or merely a
buzzard. Since I don't live down South where most of the black vultures live
I don't know if they are called buzzards too. Identification is easy. Turkey
vultures have red heads while black vultures have black heads. Both species are
common within their ranges.

Sharon Badian
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