Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
ID Notes 5
The Black Vulture, Coragyps atratus, is relatively rare in Western NY. I is one of two species of vultures present. In flight, they hold their broad, rounded wings flat and angled slightly forward. Their tail is very short and rounded. They have small, bare heads that are dark in color, and narrow but strongly hooked bills. There skin on the head lacks feathers. Black Vultures are entirely black except for white patches or “stars” on the underside of their wingtips (but this can be hard to see in certain lighting).
Fontes e Créditos
- (c) Bobby McCabe, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), uploaded by Bobby McCabe
- (c) Judy Gallagher, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/52450054@N04/49569812327/
- (c) Dennis Church, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/dfc_pcola/50962695863/
- (c) Allan Hopkins, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/hoppy1951/48852926813/
- Adaptado por Robin Foster de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coragyps_atratus
