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While soaring, the turkey vulture holds its wings in a shallow V-shape and often tips from side to side, frequently causing the gray flight feathers to appear silvery as they catch the light. The flight of the turkey vulture is an example of static soaring flight, in which it flaps its wings very infrequently, and takes advantage of rising ...
Like the Old World vultures, they are scavengers. However, unlike Old World vultures, which find carcasses by sight, New World vultures have a good sense of smell with which they locate carrion. King vulture, Sarcoramphus papa; Black vulture, Coragyps atratus; Turkey vulture, Cathartes aura; Lesser yellow-headed vulture, Cathartes burrovianus
The zone-tailed hawk bears a superficial resemblance to the turkey vulture, pictured here in flight. The bird's flight feathers closely resemble those of the turkey vulture. Zone-tailed hawks soar with their wings held in a dihedral position (pointing slightly upwards), rocking from side to side, a flight style that parallels that of turkey ...
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Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs, and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is cryptically colored to resemble bark or leaves. Lesser nighthawk, Chordeiles acutipennis (R) Common nighthawk ...
Like the Old World vultures, they are scavengers. However, unlike Old World vultures, which find carcasses by sight, New World vultures have a good sense of smell with which they locate carrion. Five species have been recorded in Guyana. King vulture, Sarcoramphus papa; Black vulture, Coragyps atratus; Turkey vulture, Cathartes aura
Like the Old World vultures, they are scavengers. However, unlike Old World vultures, which find carcasses by sight, New World vultures have a good sense of smell with which they locate carrion. King vulture, Sarcoramphus papa; Black vulture, Coragyps atratus; Turkey vulture, Cathartes aura; Lesser yellow-headed vulture, Cathartes burrovianus
Like the Old World vultures, they are scavengers; however, unlike Old World vultures, which find carcasses by sight, New World vultures have a good sense of smell with which they locate carcasses. Two species of New World vulture have been recorded in Georgia. Black vulture, Coragyps atratus; Turkey vulture, Cathartes aura