What is the difference between vultures and ptarmigans?

Answer 1

Unlike ptarmigan, the feathers of vultures do not change colours with the season. Ptarmigan are classified as "game birds" since they prefer to roost and stay close to the ground, and even when they fly they never stray very far above the ground, only flying maybe 6 to 8 feet above the ground, and landing a short distance away from where they were startled from. They will often stay in hiding in one spot when a predator runs by, then suddenly spring up in a whoosh of wings when their threat is nearly on top of them. Ptarmigan are not carrion eaters like vultures are; they prefer to eat berries and plants instead.

Vultures are much larger, much darker and have a naked head with a curved beak designed to tear flesh (ptarmigan have shorter, pointed beaks similar to that of a chicken's beak). They are not ground-dwellers like ptarmigan are; they are often found soaring high above the ground, taking up drafts of warm air and using them to soar without moving their wings. They have a keen sense of smell, and can smell rotting carcasses or dead animals from miles away. Vultures are carnivorous birds and will readily scavenge a dead animal's carcass.