The Black Vulture is an aggressive, highly social vulture that lacks the excellent sense of smell of the Turkey Vulture, so it often follows Turkey Vultures to carcasses and then displaces them. It flaps more frequently than the Turkey Vulture and soars on flat, not dihedral, wings. Unusual among birds, it exhibits long-term pair bonds and both parents feed the young for months after fledging.
Habitat
Open country, forest edges, roadsides, and dump sites
Diet
Carrion and occasionally small live prey
How common
Common
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