Cathartes aura vs turkey buzzard

Cathartes aura and turkey buzzard both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Cathartes aura	Yes	No	No	No
turkey buzzard	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Cathartes aura and turkey buzzard are synonyms defined as:

Cathartes aura and turkey buzzard: a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States

Other synonyms of Cathartes aura include buzzard, turkey vulture.

Cathartes aura (noun)	turkey buzzard (noun)
a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States	a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States