Blackish with pale
legs. Head and neck reddish devoid of feathers. Both sexes are the same color,
the female slightly larger. It has a height between 70 and 80 cm.with a wingspan of
1.75 meters on average. In flight is distinguished by the whitishventral shirts in
sharp contrast to the black underwing coverts of.
It feeds on carrion. Frequents open habitats from high mountains to seashores.
In our country there are three races.
JOTE CABEZA COLORADA: Cathartes aura
ruficollis
Inhabiting the provinces of
northeastern Argentina (Misiones, Corrientes, Formosa, Chaco, Entre Rios
and Santa Fe).
Its most distinctive features is the black and white spots more
intense in the head and neck
JOTE CABEZA COLORADA: Cathartes aura
jota
Slightly larger in size and coloration brown with
slight flanges
wing coverts and secondary schools. No white spots on the head.
Jujuy is distributed from the central western Argentina to
Tierra del Fuego.
