This is a closeup shot of a juvenile Black Vulture, Coragyps atratus, that I took the morning of Friday, January 13, 2012, while we were birding the Refugio de Vida Silvestre-Pantanos de Villa Marshes. Our ultimate goal for the day was the fishing village of Pucusana which is located 60 km south of Lima in southern Lima Province. Lacking a syrinx (like other New World Vultures), the Black Vulture has very few vocalization capabilities, and these are limited to soft hisses and grunts. This bird's black heart-shaped face is framed by light brown down. Temperatures were in the upper 70's with partly cloudy skies and high humidity (typical for the area).


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Make NIKON CORPORATION
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Date/Time 2013:06:20 15:48:11
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