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 LC    Black Vulture* Id (Atlas):
    Coragyps atratus Vagrant

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
American Black Vulture, Black Vulture

Family
Cathartidae (New World Vultures)

Size
56 - 74 cm
Wingspan: 133 - 160 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Bechstein, 1783)

Range (Guide)
Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay (B), USA (B), Venezuela.

Vagrant to Anguilla, Antigua And Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Puerto Rico (B), St Kitts And Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and The Grenadines.

Population
Estimated population is 20,000,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (15)...)

 
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) [XC480586]
     by Brice de la Croix from Skidaway Island, Chatham County, GA USA, United States (alarm call)

 
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) [XC422351]
     by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Piscicultura - Goi\u00e2nia, Goi\u00e2nia, Goi\u00e1s, Brazil (batida de asas)

Subspecies
Affinities unclear. May be better considered monotypic, as validity of subspecies doubtful.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

  • atratus (Bechstein, 1783)   -  Southern USA and northern Mexico.
  • brasiliensis (Bonaparte, 1850)   -  Central America and northern and eastern South America.
  • foetens (Lichtenstein, 1817)   -  Western South America.



References
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Files:
JPG files for Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) - 10 files


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