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Black Vultures

Coragyps atratus

Photo by JeKScience
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Description:

Not sure which subspecies has the smaller area of unfeathered head. All the ones I've seen in FL are like this...

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Black vulture

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florida33girl
Juvenile Black Vultures have down-covered heads. They lose this as they become mature adults, as shown in your pictures.

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Birds of the Southeast U.S.
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Birds of the World
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Florida Wetlands
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2012

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