THE GRIFFON VULTURE in flight. (credit: Shlomo Waldmann/INPA ... how vultures were portrayed in old cartoons and movies ...

What is the white-backed vulture ... only be seen when the bird is in flight. Its wings, which are white on top and brown on the bottom, can reach a span of up to 7.5 feet. Its mostly bald ...

The most widespread vulture in North America ... Juvenile: the skin of the head is dark, the bill dark with a pale base. Flight: a large dark bird that flies with its wings held in a noticeable ...