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The black vulture belong to Cathartidae family.
The black vultures are big raptors, they have black heads and holds its wings broad and rounded. During daylight the vultures fly in flocks with the turkey vultures and hawks. The vultures have strong wing beats followed by small glides, a bit like how a bat flies. They flap the wings more than soaring. The tail is in shape of a fan but it quite short. They are all black apart from the white patches on the tips of the wings, this can be seen from below.
The black vulture buries the eggs, usually two, on the ground but under cover, in a cave or tree trunk, there is no nest building. The eggs are incubated for forty days, once the chicks have hatched, the mother and father feed the chicks regurgitated food. Ten weeks after hatching, the chicks should be ready to fly.
Vultures are scavengers and opportunistic by eating dead cattle or road kills, they have been known to kill small farm animals, lambs and calves.
Black vultures can be found in forests especially open areas of the forest, they nest in wooded areas.
Black vultures can be found in forests especially open areas of the forest, they nest in wooded areas.
Allaboutbirds.org, (2015). Black Vulture. [online] Available at: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black_Vulture/id [Accessed 5 Apr. 2015].
Anon, (2015). [online] Available at: http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/birds/raptors-and-vultures/vultures/ [Accessed 5 Apr. 2015].
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