Black Vulture
Class: Birds
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Vultures
Weight: 7-12 kg
Height: 120-135 cm
Body length: About 1 m
Color: Feathers are grayish-brown, black only in juveniles under one year old.
Age of sexual maturity: 5-6 years
Gestation period: 31 to 41 days
Lifespan: About 50 years
Habitat: From the northeastern United States to Peru, central Chile, and Uruguay in South America; Southeast Altai.
Diet: Carrion
Did you know?
- In some ancient religions, the vulture was considered a sacred bird. Tuvans, Tibetans, and Indians would “entrust” their deceased to the care of vultures. The chief deities of Babylon, Assyria, and Ancient Egypt were depicted with the head of a vulture. The vulture appears in the breastplate decoration of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. The vulture is depicted in the personal coat of arms of the Romanov family.
- Vultures can eat about five kilograms of meat at one time, without moving away from the carrion.
- Vultures are monogamous and form lifelong pairs. Each pair nests far from other conspecifics, with distances between vulture nests ranging from 300 to 2000 meters.
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