拉丁名: Cathartes aura

俗名:红头美洲鹫

GigaScience: http://gigadb.org/dataset/101021

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_vulture

Encyclopedia of Life: http://eol.org/pages/1049010/overview

简介:红头美洲鹫在北美又称为土耳其秃鹰,是分布最广泛的一种秃鹰。它生活在开阔和半开阔的区域,如灌丛林、亚热带森林和牧场。红头美洲鹫是清道夫,以腐肉为食,在低飞时通过敏锐的视力和嗅觉来发现正在腐烂当中的动物尸体。

相关文章:
Zhang et al., Comparative Genomics Reveals Insights into Avian Genome Evolution and Adaptation. Science, (2014).
Jarvis et al., Whole Genome Analyses Resolve Early Branches in the Tree of Life of Modern Birds. Science, (2014).