Does anyone know what kind of bird this is
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Well I always see these birds around where I live. I have always wondered what type of birds they are. Are they hawks or falcons? If you can be specific please be, like red tailed hawk...
2006-12-22 07:43:52 · 7 answers · asked by naco 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Well I always see these birds around where I live. I have always wondered what type of birds they are. Are they hawks or falcons? If you can be specific please be, like red tailed hawk...
I live in central florida
2006-12-22 07:59:06 · update #1
thank you!!!
2006-12-22 08:07:21 · update #2
Their mexican name is "Zopilotes" and yes, they are a kind of vulture. No hawks, no falcons at all.
2006-12-22 07:54:34 · answer #1 · answered by macaco532000 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is a trukey vulture, "Cathartes aura". The balck vulture has a more white spot on its wings, and also has a black, not red, head. Turkey vultures are carrion eaters, which is why they have a bald head. They are on eof the only birds in the world that search for food using their sense of smell.
Vultures are distant cousins of hawks and falcons. Their beaks and legs are not as powerful, as they do not catch live prey, but their stomachs are powerful enough to digest strychnine poison without harm.
2006-12-22 10:58:08 · answer #2 · answered by Hauntedfox 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From the first picture, you can see the bald head that marks this bird as a vulture.
I can't be positive, since I'm not that familiar with the vulture family, but I'm pretty sure it's a turkey vulture.
http://www.peregrinefund.org/explore_raptors/vultures/turkevul.html
The top picture on that page shows the same white primary wing feathers as in your images. If it's not a turkey vulture, it's definitely something similar.
2006-12-22 07:55:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
It looks to me like a Black Vulture. They are somewhat similar to a Turkey Vulture but with broader wings and a shorter tail, and the skin on the head is black/gray rather than red. They also hold their wings out flat from the body rather than in a V shape as Turkey Vultures do while gliding.
Shoot! I just looked at your photos in higher resolution, and I am wrong. In the pictures you can clearly see the red color of the head. I can say with certainty that these are Turkey Vultures. The primary feathers in the photos look lighter than the rest of the bird because of the angle of the sunlight only. Turkey Vultures, no doubt.
2006-12-22 07:57:14 · answer #4 · answered by Desert Rat 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I wish i could be a specific. From the pictures in your link, all I can say is that they look like a type of vulture. Where do you live?
2006-12-22 07:50:34 · answer #5 · answered by subsystem2001 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-15 11:09:42 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Looks like a turkey vulture to me, affectionately known to birders as "TVs".
2006-12-22 10:09:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋