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Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

Photo by Brian38
Published on Project Noah
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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.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)

Thank you so much 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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