Black Vulture Identifying Features

Adult
Photo by Jean Chamberlain
white quills on outer primaries forming
white panel
Photo by Jean Chamberlain
narrow bill
yellowish brown tip
Photo by Jean Chamberlain
gray toes covered with
chalky excrement
Photo by Jean Chamberlain
gray skin on featherless head
wrinkled neck
Juvenile
Photo courtesy Carolina Raptor Center
black skin on head
black tip on mandibles
(changes to yellowish brown)
Photo by Jean Chamberlain
duller black than adults
Nestling
Photo by Eileen Wicker
Buff colored
long, thick, black beak