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  2. Turkey vulture - Wikipedia

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    The turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) is the most widespread of the New World vultures. [2] One of three species in the genus Cathartes of the family Cathartidae, the turkey vulture ranges from southern Canada to the southernmost tip of South America. It inhabits a variety of open and semi-open areas, including subtropical forests, shrublands ...

  3. Black vulture - Wikipedia

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    The black vulture is aggressive when feeding and may chase the slightly larger turkey vulture from carcasses. [49] The black vulture also occasionally feeds on livestock or deer. It is the only species of New World vulture which preys on cattle. It occasionally harasses cows giving birth, but primarily preys on newborn calves, lambs, and piglets.

  4. List of birds by flight heights - Wikipedia

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    Bird Image Species Family Maximum height Details Rüppell's vulture: Gyps rueppellii: Accipitridae: 11,300 metres (37,100 feet). [1] [2] Vultures use their excellent eyesight to scan the landscape below from a relatively static aerial position. Instead of flying over a larger distance, they use elevation to expand their field of vision. [3]

  5. Vulture culture: Why these often-reviled birds are really ...

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    The world's 23 vulture species, including turkey vultures, black vultures and California condors (which are endangered) here in the U.S., have sharp vision to help them spot carrion from high above.

  6. New World vulture - Wikipedia

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    The American black vulture and the king vulture appear in a variety of Maya hieroglyphs in Mayan codices. The king vulture is commonly represented, with its glyph being easily distinguishable by the knob on the bird's beak and by the concentric circles that represent the bird's eyes. [55]

  7. Crested caracara - Wikipedia

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    It is dominant over the black and turkey vulture at carcasses. Furthermore, it also pirates food from them and buteos, as well as from brown pelicans, ibises, and spoonbills, chasing and harrying until they regurgitate or drop food. [18] The crested caracara takes live prey that has been flushed by wildfire, cattle, and farming equipment.

  8. Dozens of dead vultures found in Fuquay-Varina. Is avian flu ...

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    Cases of avian flu among black vultures, different from the more common red-headed turkey vultures, have risen in North Carolina recently. Cases also were documented among domestic fowl and wild ...

  9. Cathartiformes - Wikipedia

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    Turkey vultures coming in to the same roost they use for the season. The Cathartiformes / k ə ˈ θ ɑːr t ɪ f ɔːr m iː z / was a former order of scavenging birds which included the New World vultures and the now-extinct Teratornithidae. [1] Unlike many Old World vultures, this