Species Report
Black Vulture

Total number of 2,500 hectare plots where this species is found: 256 ( 29.3% of plots )

CATEGORY Hectares, 1994 % of Total, 1994 Hectares, 1999 % of Total, 1999 Hectares, 2004 % of Total, 2004
Forest - Total (All Categories) 464869.1 65.53 473240.8 73.91 468347.9 73.15
Ozark-Ouachita Pine-Oak Forest 125097.4 17.64 109956.9 17.17 107606.6 16.81
Ozark-Ouachita Dry Oak Woodland and Forest 13892.3 1.96 10405.3 1.63 10386.7 1.62
Central Interior Highlands Glade and Barrens 12175.0 1.72 9538.2 1.49 9518.7 1.49
Mesic Hardwood Forest 939.0 0.13 812.4 0.13 802.2 0.13
Dry-Mesic Oak Forest 87258.9 12.30 73479.1 11.48 72264.5 11.29
West Gulf Coastal Plain Pine-Hardwood Forest 131078.5 18.48 113704.4 17.76 107385.1 16.77
West Gulf Coastal Plain Small Stream Forest 198.7 0.03 159.7 0.02 171.1 0.03
Lower Mississippi River Low Bottomland Forest 10472.9 1.48 7857.0 1.23 7577.8 1.18
Lower Mississippi River High Bottomland Forest 77554.1 10.93 65907.8 10.29 65097.2 10.17
Lower Mississippi River Bottomland Depression 4028.7 0.57 3490.7 0.55 3350.3 0.52
Lower Mississippi River Riparian Forest 365.7 0.05 269.9 0.04 293.1 0.05
Sweetgum 1807.9 0.25 1527.7 0.24 1477.6 0.23
Forest - Unknown Category 0.0 0.00 76131.8 11.89 82417.1 12.87
Cropland 40771.1 5.75 20033.3 3.13 21398.6 3.34
Pastureland 180050.6 25.38 119197.2 18.62 110463.3 17.25
Herbaceous 423.5 0.06 7324.8 1.14 11236.4 1.75
Bare/Barren 0.0 0.00 161.6 0.03 572.1 0.09
Urban 1770.8 0.25 3344.0 0.52 11857.2 1.85
Water 19121.2 2.70 14919.1 2.33 14329.8 2.24
Unknown (No Data) 2353.3 0.33 2070.1 0.32 2085.5 0.33