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Cathartes aura (Turkey Vulture)

Citation:

Anthropogenic debris in the diet of turkey vultures (Cathartes aura) in a remote and low-populated South Atlantic island.

Author(s)
Augé, A.A.
Issue
4
Volume
40
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Error Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Dietary Composition Vegetation: 18.0, feathers: 18.6, anthropogenic debris: 16.3, sheep wool: 29.2, bones: 2.3, volume not estimated: cephalopod beaks, small rocks, crustacean shells, fur Dietary component category Vegetation: 22.0, feathers: 30.0, anthropogenic debris: 21.7, sheep wool: 32.7, bones: 5.4 % of volume NR Not Reported Stanley, Falkland Islands 100 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Food finding and the influence of information, local enhancement, and communal roosting on foraging success of North American vultures.

Author(s)
Buckley, N.J.
Issue
2
Volume
113
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Dietary Composition See citation Table 1 Observed consumption Item identification Not Reported Sinton, San Patricio County Not reported Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Raptor and large soaring bird migration across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico: distribution, seasonality, and phenology.

Author(s)
Cabrera-Cruz, S.A., Cervantes-Pasqualli, J.A., INZUNZA, E.R., Hernandez-Morales, T. and Villegas-Patraca, R.
Issue
1
Volume
27
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Time of Migration or Dispersal March-May (peak: late April) Spring migration Not Reported Southern Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca See citation Exposure Factor Datasets
September-November (peak: late October) Autumn migration Not Reported Southern Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca See citation Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Food habits of black and turkey vultures in Pennsylvania and Maryland.

Author(s)
Coleman, J.S. and Fraser, J.D.
Issue
4
Volume
51
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Type
Dietary Composition Cattle: 18, swine: 24, poultry: 8, sheep: 6, kitchen scraps: 2, groundhog: 16, deer: 4, skunk: 6, raccoon: 2, insect larva: 6, rabbit: 2, rodents: 2, turtle: 2, fish: 2; domestic: 58, wild: 42 Percent of feedings on various items % of feedings NR Not Reported 10 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Habitat use and home ranges of black and turkey vultures.

Author(s)
Coleman, J.S. and Fraser, J.D.
Issue
3
Volume
53
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Error Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Type
Home Range Summer: 27050, winter: 12773, year: 37072, breeding: 6942, unknown status: 67202 Summer: 18567, winter: 3814 year: 27625, breeding: 1274, unknown status: 52551 ha NR Not Reported Summer: 11, winter: 4, year: 4, breeding: 2, unknown status: 2 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Home ranges of sympatric black and turkey vultures in South Carolina.

Author(s)
DeVault, T.L., Reinhart, B.D., Brisbin Jr, I.L. and Rhodes Jr, O.E.
Issue
3
Volume
106
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Error Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Home Range 4159 50% kernel 1396 ha NR Both Adults and Juveniles Savanah River 4 Exposure Factor Datasets
Home Range 34053 95% kernel 8567 ha NR Both Adults and Juveniles Savanah River 4 Exposure Factor Datasets
Home Range 71549 95% JT 7861 ha NR Both Adults and Juveniles Savanah River 4 Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean 2 kg NR Both Adults and Juveniles Savanah River 4 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Environmental drivers of variability in the movement ecology of turkey vultures (Cathartes aura) in North and South America.

Author(s)
Dodge, S., Bohrer, G., Bildstein, K., Davidson, S.C., Weinzierl, R., Bechard, M.J., Barber, D., Kays, R., Brandes, D., Han, J. and Wikelski, M.
Issue
1643
Volume
369
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Type
Home Range See citation Figure 5 Area versus air temperature Square mk NR Both Adults and Juveniles North and South America Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Brownian Bridge Movement Models to Characterize Birds' Home Ranges

Author(s)
Fischer, J.W., Walter, W.D. and Avery, M.L.
Issue
2
Volume
115
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Home Range See citation Figure 3 Estimates from Brownian bridge movement models (BBMM) and kernel density estimates (KDE) for 50% and 95% utilization distributions Square km NR Both Adults and Juveniles South Carolina, Georgia, Florida 7 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Sexual monomorphism in wing loading and wing aspect ratio in Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) and Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura).

Author(s)
Graves, G.R.
Issue
1
Volume
130
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Error Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Body Weight - Mean 2.22 0.14 kg F Adult Nashville 15 Exposure Factor Datasets
2.06 0.16 kg M Adult Nashville 8 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Winter ranges of migratory Turkey Vultures in Venezuela.

Author(s)
Hedlin, E.M., Houston, C.S., McLoughlin, P.D., Bechard, M.J., Stoffel, M.J., Barber, D.R. and Bildstein, K.L.
Issue
2
Volume
47
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Error Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Time of Migration or Dispersal See citation Table 1 Arrival at first roost (Canada to Venezuela) Date B Adult Breed in Saskatchewan, Canada; overwinter in Venezuela 4 Exposure Factor Datasets
Time of Migration or Dispersal See citation Table 1 Departure from final roost (Venzuela to Canada) Date B Adult Breed in Saskatchewan, Canada; overwinter in Venezuela 4 Exposure Factor Datasets
Home Range 16814 95% kernel 28606 Square km B Adult Breed in Saskatchewan, Canada; overwinter in Venezuela 4 Exposure Factor Datasets
9645 95% MCP 17356 Square km B Adult Breed in Saskatchewan, Canada; overwinter in Venezuela 4 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Overlap in the diets of diurnal raptors breeding at the Michilia Biosphere Reserve, Durango, Mexico.

Author(s)
Hiraldo, F., Delibes, M., Bustamante, J. and Estrella, R.R.
Issue
2
Volume
25
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Dietary Composition Fruits: <1, invertebrates: <1, reptiles: 12, birds: 2, mammals: 29, carrion: 58 % biomass Adult Biosphere Reserve of La Michilia, Durango Not reported Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Fine-scale assessment of home ranges and activity patterns for resident black vultures (Coragyps atratus) and turkey vultures (Cathartes aura).

Author(s)
Holland, A.E., Byrne, M.E., Bryan, A.L., DeVault, T.L., Rhodes, O.E. and Beasley, J.C.
Issue
7
Volume
12
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Error Units Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Home Range 61.5 Brownian bridge movement model 4.3 Square km Adult Savannah River Site 14 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Breeding home ranges of migratory Turkey Vultures near their northern limit.

Author(s)
Houston, C.S., McLoughlin, P.D., Mandel, J.T., Bechard, M.J., Stoffel, M.J., Barber, D.R. and Bildstein, K.L.
Issue
3
Volume
123
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Error Units Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Home Range 371 95% MCP 340 Square km Adult Saskatchewan 6 Exposure Factor Datasets
Home Range 648 95% kernel 731 Square km Adult Saskatchewan 6 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Diet of black and turkey vultures in a forested landscape.

Author(s)
Kelly, N.E., Sparks, D.W., DeVault, T.L. and Rhodes Jr, O.E.
Issue
2
Volume
119
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Dietary Composition Insecta: 2, reptilia: 2, aves: 34, mammalia: 98, plantae: 85, non-biological material: 11 Black (70%) and turkey (30%) vultures % frequency Both Adults and Juveniles Savannah River Site 65 Exposure Factor Datasets
Dietary Composition Reptilia: trace, aves: 4, mammalia: 96 Black (70%) and turkey (30%) vultures % frequency Both Adults and Juveniles Savannah River Site 65 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Predatory bird populations in the east Mojave Desert, California.

Author(s)
Knight, R.L., Camp, R.J., Boarman, W.I. and Knight, H.A.
Issue
4
Volume
59
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Error Units Life Cycle Stage Location Type
Population Density Rangeland: 0.4, irrigated ag: 7.8, urban: 3.6 Mean number per 100 km Rangeland: 0.6, irrigated ag: 37.3, urban: 14.3 No. birds Both Adults and Juveniles 115⁰45'E, 34⁰33'N Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Chlorinated hydrocarbon contaminants in blood of black and turkey vultures from Savannah River Site, South Carolina, USA.

Author(s)
Kumar, K.S., Bowerman, W.W., DeVault, T.L., Takasuga, T., Rhodes Jr, O.E., Brisbin Jr, I.L. and Masunaga, S.
Issue
2
Volume
53
Exposure Endpoint Type Range Units Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Body Weight - Mean 1.7-2.2 kg Both Adults and Juveniles Savannah River Site 5 Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Fat (total or %) 1.43-2.74 % Both Adults and Juveniles Savannah River Site 5 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Use of a communal roost by Turkey Vultures in northeastern Iowa.

Author(s)
McVey, K.J., Skrade, P.D. and Sordahl, T.A.
Issue
2
Volume
79
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Error Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Time of Migration or Dispersal 43181 Mean spring arrival date 13 days B Both Adults and Juveniles Decorah Iowa 28 Exposure Factor Datasets
Time of Migration or Dispersal 43394 Mean autmn departure date B Both Adults and Juveniles Decorah Iowa 4 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Sublethal landrin toxicity: behavioral and physiological effects on captive vultures.

Author(s)
Quick, F. and Hill, E.F.
Issue
2
Volume
52
Exposure Endpoint Type Range Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Body Weight - Mean 1.4-1.7 kg NR Adult Pettigrew Science Center, Griffith Park 2 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Apparent tolerance of turkey vultures (Cathartes aura) to the non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drug diclofenac.

Author(s)
Rattner, B.A., Whitehead, M.A., Gasper, G., Meteyer, C.U., Link, W.A., Taggart, M.A., Meharg, A.A., Pattee, O.H. and Pain, D.J.
Issue
11
Volume
27
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Error Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Dietary Composition Vegetation: 18.0, feathers: 18.6, anthropogenic debris: 16.3, sheep wool: 29.2, bones: 2.3, volume not estimated: cephalopod beaks, small rocks, crustacean shells, fur Dietary component category Vegetation: 22.0, feathers: 30.0, anthropogenic debris: 21.7, sheep wool: 32.7, bones: 5.5 % of volume NR Not Reported Stanley, Falkland Islands 101 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Turkey vulture breeding behavior studied with trail cameras. 

Author(s)
Rollack, C.E., Wiebe, K., Stoffel, M.J. and Houston, C.S.
Issue
2
Volume
47
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Time of Nesting 2009: April 20-May 31, 2010: Aprl 19-May 12, 2011: April 21-May 24 Pre-incubation B Adult Saskatchewan 5 nests Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Liver Lead Concentrations in Raptors in New Jersey, USA, 2008—2010.

Author(s)
Stansley, W. and Murphy, L.A.
Issue
2
Volume
87
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Dietary Composition Dog hairs: 26, sea lion hairs: 5, feathers: 32, plant material: 30, plastics: 81, other human materials: 16 % occurrence B Both Adults and Juveniles Atacama Desert 96 Exposure Factor Datasets
Dietary Composition Dog hairs: 10, feathers: 4, plant material: 31, plastics: 83, other human materials: 20 % occurrence B Both Adults and Juveniles Atacama Desert 102 Exposure Factor Datasets
Dietary Composition Dog hairs: 18, sea lion hairs: 3, feathers: 18, plant material: 31, plastics: 82, other human materials: 18 % occurrence B Both Adults and Juveniles Atacama Desert 198 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Cadmium and Lead content in Liver and Kidney tissues of Wild Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura (Linneo, 1758) from Chañaral, Atacama desert, Chile.

Author(s)
Valladares, F., Alvarado, S., Urra, R., Abarca, J., Inostroza, J., Codoceo, J. and Ruz, M.
Issue
2
Volume
77
Range Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
1330-1720 g NR Not Reported Chanaral, Atacama region 14 Exposure Factor Datasets
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