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Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

Photo by Brian38
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Field Notes

Description:

Large scavengers with dark wings and a hooked bill.

Habitat:

Spotted on a dead snag in a hardwood forest in Hot Springs, AR.

Reference Links:

Black Vulture Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Brian38
Thank you so much ForestDragon!!
ForestDragon
Interesting spotting! The first three images are of Black Vultures (Coragyps atratus) https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black_Vulture/overview The fourth image is a Turkey Vulture for sure. :-)

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PublishedSeptember 3, 2018

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