Black vultures and turkey vultures are the two main species in Texas. Black vultures, as their name suggests, are all black and are about 23 to 27 inches from head to tail, Tschirhart-Hejl said.

A turkey vulture’s stomach acid is so powerfully corrosive it can safely digest carcasses infected with deadly diseases like ...

AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - Turkey vultures caught in a recent snowstorm are flying free again. Wild West Wildlife Rehabilitation Center (WWWRC) answered an urgent call—dozens of turkey vultures ...

Turkey vultures are large birds, but their 6-foot wingspan belies their body weight of only 3 to 4 pounds. They can consume an astonishing amount of food — pounds of meat per day.

Turkey vultures are nature's cleanup crew. The turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) ranges nearly the entirety of the Western Hemisphere from northern Canada to Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of ...

Turkey vultures have been reported by aircraft pilots to rise to as high as 20,000 feet and soar for hours without flapping their wings. The turkey vulture’s scientific name is Cathartes aura ...