Vulture

Eli: “Hey Marshal, see those vultures?”

Johnson: “Might just be a dead critter.”

The Vulture is a large scavenging bird that is one of the animals found in Red Dead Revolver and Red Dead Redemption.

Description

Because of their size, they are easy-to-find. They are easily the largest birds found in the game. The type of vulture seen in the game is based off the lappet-faced vulture, an old world vulture found in Africa, and some of South West Asia.

Several vultures will often appear over the site of a violent battle to consume corpses. Sharpshooter Rank 9 requires the player to shoot six animals in one dead eye burst, which can easily be done on a pack of vultures after completing a gang hideout.

Location

Red Dead Revolver

A vulture is found in Tarnation during the mission "The Cemetery", circling over the head of Mr. Black. It may be shot by Red Harlow, the only bird in the game that can be killed.

Red Dead Redemption

Vultures are found to congregate near the site of violent battles or the deaths of animals. They spawn around gang hideouts after the hideout has been cleared in singleplayer.

Vultures play a small role in Marshal Johnson's mission "Spare the Rod, Spoil the Bandit" and Landon Ricketts's mission "The Gunslinger's Tragedy".

Undead Nightmare

Vultures are the only actual birds that make an appearance in the Undead Nightmare DLC, however they cannot be looted. They can sometimes be seen flying over settlements and can also be seen flying during certain missions.