Appearance | The black vulture is a large bird about 25″ long. They’re all black, heads are wrinkled gray & unfeathered (bare), bills are hooked and legs are white. |
Diet | Animal carcasses. |
Feeder Food | They don’t visit feeders. |
Habitat | Forested and open areas. |
Nesting | Black vultures nest on the ground in a hidden thicket or hollow log. There is no “nest” per se. They have 1 brood/season and 2 eggs/brood. Eggs are pale green to bluish/white with brown spots. Incubation lasts 37-41 days and fledglings leave the nest at 75-80 days. |
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