Black Vulture
Adult, AZ, Coolidge, May 2010'/>Black Vulture
Adult
- Large, all-black vulture
- Broad wings with white patches at tips
- Short tail
- © Adult, AZ, Coolidge, May 2010
Black Vulture
Adults
- Large, jet-black vulture
- Short tail
- Bare, wrinkled gray head
- Pale tip on gray bill
- © Dave Boltz, VA, Lorton, January 2009
Black Vulture
Adult
- Large, all-dark vulture
- Broad wings with pale patches near tips
- Short tail
- Bare, wrinkled dark-gray head
- © Matt Sim, TX, January 2012
Black Vulture
Adult
- Stocky, jet-black vulture
- Bare, wrinkled gray head
- Pale tip on dark gray bill
- Short tail
- © Stephen Ramirez, TX, Centex, San Marcos, June 2011
Similar Species
Adult
- Tail and wings longer than Black Vulture
- Two-toned underwings
- Bare red/pink head with bright white tip on bill
- Wings held up at angle in flight, rarely flaps
- © Ned Harris, Winkelman, AZ, May 2010