Vulture king basic information

Without a doubt, the King Vulture is the most colorful bird in the vulture group. Its basic color is creamy, with its wings and tail being black, and its legs and feet gray. It has no feathers on its head or face to keep the blood of their prey from getting in them, but its skin is a yellowy rose and orange, with black and gray markings. Its wattle is bright orange and red. Its eyes are a pale yellowy color. The short blunt claws of the King Vulture are used in perching or walking, not in seizing prey, as in other raptors. Their tongues are rough like a cat's and are used in pulling meat off bones. One of the largest vultures, its wingspan measures four feet and it stands 30 inches tall.