giving a two-toned look to the wing. The tail is relatively long. The black vulture has a quicker, shallow flap, shorter tail, and obvious white patches at the base of the primaries on its shorter ...

Black vultures (Coragyps atratus) are large birds, about 23 to 27 inches tall with a wing spread up to 5 feet with white patches at the end of their wings. They’re mostly black with a black or ...

An analysis of a 30,000-year-old fossil vulture from Central Italy has revealed ... with fine details such as the eye lids and wing feathers. The new research shows that preservation of feathers ...