Vulture

This dark-feathered vulture has a bald neck and head, and its long, hooked beak is caked with carrion.

Vulture (CR 1/2)

Small Animal
Alignment: Neutral
Initiative: +1
Senses: Low-Light Vision, Scent; Perception +9

Speed: 10 feet, Fly 50 feet (average)
Space: 5 feet

Defense

Armor Class: 13, touch 12, flat-footed 12 (+1 Dex, +1 natural, +1 size)
Hit Points: 6 (1d8+2)
Saving Throws: Fort +6, Ref +3, Will +1; +4 vs. disease

Offense

Melee: bite +2 (1d6+1)
Reach: 5 feet

Statistics

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
12 (+1)	13 (+1)	14 (+2)	2 (-4)	13 (+1)	7 (-2)

Base Attack Bonus: +0
CMB +0
CMD 11

Feats: Great Fortitude

Skills: Fly +7, Perception +9

• Racial Modifiers: +8 Perception

Languages:

Special Abilities

NONE

Ecology

Environment: Warm Plains or Hills
Organization: solitary, pair, or flock (3-24)
Treasure: none


Though related to raptors and other birds of prey, vultures mainly feed on carrion they spot or scent from on high. Vultures have weak claws compared to predatory birds, but their sharp and wickedly hooked beaks tear living flesh as readily as the sharpest blade.

Despite dining on carrion, vultures prefer their corpses newly dead rather than rotten. Some even hunt smaller prey when food is scarce.