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The Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura, is a bird found throughout most of the Americas. It also known in some North American regions as the Turkey Buzzard (or just "buzzard")The Turkey Vulture is a scavenger and feeds almost exclusively on carrion.[9] It finds its meals using its keen vision and sense of smell, flying low enough to detect the gasses produced by the beginnings of the process of decay in dead animals.[9] In flight, it uses thermals to move through the air, flapping its wings infrequently