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Red Head Vulture - Gallote - Noneca

Cathartes aura

Photo by rams4d
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Description:

It is a large bird, whose head and neck do not have feathers, and they are red. Feeds on carrion. It finds its food with its sharp vision and the smell of the corpses. Their vocalizations are limited to grunts and low whistles. It nests in caves, hollows of trees or bushes. It tends to have two offspring that feeds by regurgitation. It has few predators.------------------------------Es un ave grande, cuya cabeza y el cuello no tienen plumas y son de color rojo. Se alimenta de carroña. Encuentra su comida con su aguda visión y el olfato de los cadáveres. Sus vocalizaciones se limitan a silbidos bajos y gruñidos. Anida en cuevas, huecos de árboles o matorrales. Suele tener dos crías que alimenta por regurgitación. Tiene pocos depredadores.

Habitat:

Its area of distribution extends from the extreme south of South America to the South of Canada. It inhabits a variety of open and semi-open, including subtropical forests, Shrublands, grasslands and desert areas.-------------------------------- Su área de distribución se extiende desde el extremo sur de Sudamérica hasta el sur de Canadá. Habita una variedad de zonas abiertas y semiabiertas, incluyendo bosques subtropicales, matorrales, pastizales y desiertos.

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PublishedApril 12, 2013

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