A turkey vulture standing on the ground can ... Polytypic (4 ssp.). Length 27"; wingspan 69". Overall, it is black with brownish tones, especially on the feather edges. Legs are dark to pinkish ...

Turkey vultures live in a range of habitats ... Like many other species of vulture, these birds feed on the remains of already dead animals, rather than killing prey themselves.

Harold the turkey vulture got caught in a gust of wind during ... Pryer said that although Harold was "a lazy bird" his six-foot wingspan meant he could have "glided for potentially miles".

An urgent search was launched for a turkey vulture after it escaped from a zoo ... headkeeper Sam Pryor said that while he was "lazy" his wingspan meant he could travel for miles would much ...