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<blockquote data-quote="50/50Farms" data-source="post: 1800518" data-attributes="member: 42731"><p>I thought the black Mexican buzzards were primarily sight hunters.</p><p></p><p>"The black vulture locates food either by sight or by following New World vultures of the genus <em><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathartes" target="_blank">Cathartes</a></em> to carcasses.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_vulture#cite_note-cotton-54" target="_blank">[54]</a> These vultures—the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_vulture" target="_blank">turkey vulture</a>, the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_yellow-headed_vulture" target="_blank">lesser yellow-headed vulture</a>, and the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_yellow-headed_vulture" target="_blank">greater yellow-headed vulture</a>—forage by detecting the scent of <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanethiol" target="_blank">ethyl mercaptan</a>, a gas produced by the beginnings of decay in dead animals.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_vulture#cite_note-Dietland-55" target="_blank">[55]</a> Their heightened ability to detect odors allows them to search for carrion below the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest" target="_blank">forest</a> canopy.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_vulture#cite_note-snyder-49" target="_blank">[49]</a> The black vulture is aggressive when feeding, and may chase the slightly larger turkey vulture from carcasses.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_vulture#cite_note-Readers-50" target="_blank">[50]</a>"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="50/50Farms, post: 1800518, member: 42731"] I thought the black Mexican buzzards were primarily sight hunters. "The black vulture locates food either by sight or by following New World vultures of the genus [I][URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathartes']Cathartes[/URL][/I] to carcasses.[URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_vulture#cite_note-cotton-54'][54][/URL] These vultures—the [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_vulture']turkey vulture[/URL], the [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_yellow-headed_vulture']lesser yellow-headed vulture[/URL], and the [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_yellow-headed_vulture']greater yellow-headed vulture[/URL]—forage by detecting the scent of [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanethiol']ethyl mercaptan[/URL], a gas produced by the beginnings of decay in dead animals.[URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_vulture#cite_note-Dietland-55'][55][/URL] Their heightened ability to detect odors allows them to search for carrion below the [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest']forest[/URL] canopy.[URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_vulture#cite_note-snyder-49'][49][/URL] The black vulture is aggressive when feeding, and may chase the slightly larger turkey vulture from carcasses.[URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_vulture#cite_note-Readers-50'][50][/URL]" [/QUOTE]
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