Soaring Bird's Wings

Soaring Birds tend to have broad wings. The Turkey Vulture has extremely broad wings for soaring. Soaring Birds tend to have broad wings. The breath of this wing type and the arrangement of the slotted primary feathers make it most efficient for soaring over land. Slotting permits each primary feather to be used as a separate airfoil. Black and Turkey Vultures, Red-tailed Hawks, Broad-winged hawks, Northern Harriers, condors, ravens, and some gulls have this kind of wings.