Black vulture
A kind of vulture · also called American black vulture
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About
The black vulture is a compact New World scavenger standing roughly knee-high to an adult human.
It is more compact and shorter in length than its close relative, the turkey vulture. Males and females share the same build, showing almost no variation in size between the sexes. Even though it weighs under 5 pounds (2.2 kg), its broad body and wide wingspan give it a substantial silhouette when perched.
From Wikipedia
The black vulture, also known as the American black vulture, Mexican vulture, zopilote, urubu, or gallinazo, is a bird in the New World vulture family whose range extends from the northeastern United States to Peru, Central Chile and Uruguay in South America, and common throughout Brazil where it can be seen in large scavenging groups. Although a common and widespread species, it has a somewhat more restricted distribution than its compatriot, the turkey vulture, which breeds well into Canada and all the way south to Tierra del Fuego.
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Questions people ask
- How big is a black vulture?
- A black vulture stands about 26 inches (0.65 m) tall, measures 26 inches (0.65 m) long, and weighs around 4.9 pounds (2.2 kg). That makes it about as tall as a standard barstool.
- How much space does a black vulture take up?
- About 9.3 cups (2.2 L), the volume of its body.
Weight
4.85 lb (2.2 kg)
- Space it takes up
- 9.3 cups (2.2 L)
- Length
- 25.6 in (65 cm)
- Height
- 25.6 in (65 cm)
Quick answer
A black vulture stands about 26 inches (0.65 m) tall, measures 26 inches (0.65 m) long, and weighs around 4.9 pounds (2.2 kg). That makes it about as tall as a standard barstool.
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