A turkey vulture’s stomach acid is so powerfully corrosive it can safely digest carcasses infected with deadly diseases like ...

Black vultures are able to take over a carcass from their larger relatives through patiently waiting until a whole gang has been recruited, and then chasing off the turkey vultures as a group.

The black vulture, on the other hand, has little sense of smell. So how does it find food? In large part, it keeps track of turkey vultures and follows them to carcasses.

Black vultures are the smallest of the vulture species, and their wingspan is much shorter than a turkey vulture or California condor, but they are also one of the most aggressive species.

Thus, black vultures will watch and follow turkey vultures when they drop down to feed. At the carcass they are often dominant and will drive away the turkey vulture.

Unlike their red-headed cousins, the turkey vulture, black vultures are more aggressive scavengers and will even peck at soft ...

The most abundant buzzard across the United States is still the turkey vulture, which sports pink skin on its head, a long tail and a V-shaped wing profile. But increasingly, it is the black ...

Turkey vultures are slightly larger than black vultures. They have a bright red head and their wing spread out in a V-shape pattern when they fly. Black vultures are tricky to manage ...

Turkey vultures have a major PR problem. Many people view them as black-feathered villains with menacing bone-colored beaks that skulk on tree branches and circle the skies waiting for animals and ...

Spring is a period when many birds are on the move. This means it is a great time of year for birders to be on the lookout for rarities or ...