Where Do Turkey Vultures Actually Live in the US?
Turkey Vultures live in 49 US states and are confirmed absent from 1 more, based on 14,338,924 verified iNaturalist and GBIF records. This page covers every state at once instead of one near-identical page per state.
By Tim, founder of Easy Street Markets. I maintain the wildlife database and verify every animal and source myself.
The states with the strongest confirmed populations are Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California and Colorado, and 43 more. These are real, verified iNaturalist and GBIF occurrence records, not modeled range estimates.
Turkey Vultures have zero confirmed wild sightings in Hawaii, despite tens of thousands of nationwide observation records for the species. That is a real, checked absence, not a missing page.
Confirmed states (49)
- turkey vultures in Alabama
- turkey vultures in Alaska
- turkey vultures in Arizona
- turkey vultures in Arkansas
- turkey vultures in California
- turkey vultures in Colorado
- turkey vultures in Connecticut
- turkey vultures in Delaware
- turkey vultures in Florida
- turkey vultures in Georgia
- turkey vultures in Idaho
- turkey vultures in Illinois
- turkey vultures in Indiana
- turkey vultures in Iowa
- turkey vultures in Kansas
- turkey vultures in Kentucky
- turkey vultures in Louisiana
- turkey vultures in Maine
- turkey vultures in Maryland
- turkey vultures in Massachusetts
- turkey vultures in Michigan
- turkey vultures in Minnesota
- turkey vultures in Mississippi
- turkey vultures in Missouri
- turkey vultures in Montana
- turkey vultures in Nebraska
- turkey vultures in Nevada
- turkey vultures in New Hampshire
- turkey vultures in New Jersey
- turkey vultures in New Mexico
- turkey vultures in New York
- turkey vultures in North Carolina
- turkey vultures in North Dakota
- turkey vultures in Ohio
- turkey vultures in Oklahoma
- turkey vultures in Oregon
- turkey vultures in Pennsylvania
- turkey vultures in Rhode Island
- turkey vultures in South Carolina
- turkey vultures in South Dakota
- turkey vultures in Tennessee
- turkey vultures in Texas
- turkey vultures in Utah
- turkey vultures in Vermont
- turkey vultures in Virginia
- turkey vultures in Washington
- turkey vultures in West Virginia
- turkey vultures in Wisconsin
- turkey vultures in Wyoming
Not found (1)
- Hawaii
Frequently asked questions
What states do turkey vultures live in?+
Turkey Vultures have confirmed wild populations in 49 US states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Where are turkey vultures not found in the US?+
Turkey Vultures have no confirmed wild sightings in Hawaii.