APA: pe:lt̓ᶿ
Parse: √peeltth’
Definition: turkey vulture
Scientific name: [Cathartes aura (Linnaeus)]
Ethnobiology: Eagle-sized and blackish, the turkey vulture is usually seen soaring in the air where it can ride thermal currents relatively effortlessly for hours. Turkey vultures feed on virtually any kind of carrion they can locate. Like other vultures, the turkey vulture has a bare head, which in this species is red.