cathartes aura การใช้

The very name of this place refers to crow-like Cathartidae which breed on its cliffs : " Cathartes burrovianus ", " Cathartes aura ", and " Coragyps atratus ".
Its chief predator is the turkey vulture ( " Cathartes aura " ) and when threatened, the incubating parent sometimes leaves the nest temporarily, and when this happens the eggs need to have impervious shells in order to avoid losing too much water through evaporation.
The state is also a host to a large population of birds which include endemic species and migratory species : greater roadrunner " Geococcyx californianus ", cactus wren " Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus ", Mexican jay " Aphelocoma ultramarina ", Steller's jay " Cyanocitta stelleri ", acorn woodpecker " Melanerpes formicivorus ", canyon towhee " Pipilo fuscus ", mourning dove " Zenaida macroura ", broad-billed hummingbird " Cynanthus latirostris ", Montezuma quail " Cyrtonyx montezumae ", mountain trogon " Trogon mexicanus ", turkey vulture " Cathartes aura ", and golden eagle " Aquila chrysaetos " . " Trogon mexicanus " is an endemic species found in the mountains in Mexico; it is considered an endangered species and has symbolic significance to Mexicans.