Its mostly bald head helps the white-backed vulture regulate its body temperature during hot days and cool nights, as well as stay clean while it eats because feathers can trap germs. This large ...

Turkey vultures, named for their bald heads and general resemblance to turkeys, are the most abundant of the trio. They’re found from southern Canada to southernmost South America. While the ...

Like their relatives, the California condors, Andean condors have bald heads. Condors are vultures ... These birds do not have sharp predator's claws, but they will raid birds' nests for eggs ...