King Vulture | Habitat & Range | Feeding | Breeding | Age & Plumages | Facts The king vulture feeds nearly exclusively on carrion and is an essential component of scavenger communities. It depends on smaller vultures to find a carcass, but smaller vultures depend on the king vulture to open up large carcasses. In […]
King Vulture | Habitat & Range | Feeding | Breeding | Age & Plumages | Facts The king vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) goes through several plumages before acquiring its familiar adult plumage. Birds in various stages of molting can be confusing. This article provides illustrations and a brief explanation to help you determine the age and
King Vulture | Habitat & Range | Feeding | Breeding | Age & Plumages | Facts King vultures’ nesting habits are little known. For such a large and conspicuous bird, there are only a few studies and known nests of this bird. King vultures occur in huge expanses in low numbers and are very secretive
Birds fight for birdhouses because there are not enough cavities suitable for cavity-nesting birds. Several studies have found that the primary reason birds fight for cavities, including birdhouses, is habitat loss, resulting in fewer trees and snags for woodpeckers to excavate cavities and other natural cavities to form. Removing dead or decaying trees worsens the
In 1890, the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) was introduced to the United States. About 130 years later, the starling is one of the most abundant birds in North America. The starling’s success has come, in part, at the expense of cavity-nesting native birds that compete with the more aggressive starlings for nesting sites. This article
