Black Vulture(Coragyps atratus)
Common in the SE US and in many parts of NC, Black Vultures can be distinguished from Turkey Vultures by their grayish-black skin on their heads. (Turkey Vultures have reddish skin on their heads.) Black Vultures also have a quicker wing-beat and shorter, broader wings. Also note the the whitish wingtips due to the light colored outermost primary feathers.
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)Collier Co., FL1 Jan 2009
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)Collier Co., FL12 Feb 2014
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)Collier Co., FL17 Apr 2005
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)Collier Co., FL17 Apr 2005
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)Ten Thousand Islands NWR, Collier Co., FL5 Feb 2015
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)Ten Thousand Islands NWR, Collier Co., FL4 Feb 2015Black Vultures with American White Pelican, Wood Storks, Double-crested Cormorant, and a Pied-billed Grebe
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