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Greater Yellow-headed Vulture
Cathartes melambrotus
(L 23-27" WS 63-72" WT 4 lb)
Machu Huasi Oxbow Lake
22Sept2011
Like the Turkey Vulture has keen
vision and olfaction senses.
Vultures are among the longest-living of
birds, surviving up to 30 yrs in the wild.
(Darcy L. Ogada, NY Times 28Aug2014)