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New World Vultures

New World Vultures

3 Bird Species
Black Vulture

Black Vulture

Black overall. The skin on the bare head is gray and wrinkled, darker and smoother on young birds. The bill is dark with a pale tip. The legs and feet are pale gray. In flight, the white undersides of the primaries form pale wingtips that contrast with the rest of the bird’s plumage. Wings are hel more...

Length: 60 cm Wingspan: 137 cm

California Condor

California Condor

The largest soaring bird in North America, California Condor dwarfs even the eagles. The plumage is black with a single white wing bar. A ruff of loose feathers surrounds the base of the neck. The head and neck are unfeathered, and range from yellow to red-orange. The feet are whitish, and the expose more...

Length: 117 cm Wingspan: 183 cm

Turkey Vulture

Turkey Vulture

Black overall with a brownish cast. The bare head is red with an ivory bill, and the legs are dark pinkish. Young birds have gray heads and whitish legs. In flight, the long tail and the long square wings distinguish this species from Black Vulture. The undersides of the flight feathers are pale gray more...

Length: 64 cm Wingspan: 173 cm

  • Black Vulture

    Black Vulture

    9 Photographs
  • California Condor

    California Condor

    1 Photograph
  • Turkey Vulture

    Turkey Vulture

    10 Photographs

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Non-vegetated Areas

2 species

California Condor

California Condor

Gymnogyps californianus

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Beaches, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands
Turkey Vulture

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Salt-water-sm

Salt Water

1 species

California Condor

California Condor

Gymnogyps californianus

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Beaches, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands
Human-altered-areas-sm

Human-altered Areas

2 species

Black Vulture

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Open Country and Grasslands, Clearcuts, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Thickets
Turkey Vulture

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Fresh-water-sm

Fresh Water

1 species

Black Vulture

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Open Country and Grasslands, Clearcuts, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Thickets
Grassland-and-scrubland-sm

Grassland and Scrubland

3 species

Black Vulture

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Open Country and Grasslands, Clearcuts, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Thickets
California Condor

California Condor

Gymnogyps californianus

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Beaches, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands
Turkey Vulture

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Forest-and-woodlands-sm

Forest and Woodlands

3 species

Black Vulture

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Open Country and Grasslands, Clearcuts, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Thickets
California Condor

California Condor

Gymnogyps californianus

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Beaches, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands
Turkey Vulture

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Rimrocks and Mesas, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
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