turkey vulture vs Cathartes aura

turkey vulture and Cathartes aura both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of turkey vulture include buzzard, turkey buzzard.

turkey vulture (noun)	Cathartes aura (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