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Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

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Field Notes

Description:

A large black bird with a dark gray head that is wrinkled and featherless. Its legs are gray-ish white.

Habitat:

A suburban residential community located in Fairfax County, Virginia USA.

Notes:

Copyright © 2012 Walter Sanford. All rights reserved. www.wsanford.com

Reference Links:

Black Vulture, Black Vulture, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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