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Name this bird

Name this bird

Answer

Vulture

The story behind the answer

Vulture is correct. The bird shows classic vulture traits: a bald, featherless head for staying clean while feeding on carrion, a heavy hooked beak, broad dark wings with “fingered” wingtips, and a large, hunched silhouette. By contrast, crows and jays are smaller, fully feathered perching birds, and a hummingbird is tiny with a slender bill

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