New World Vultures (Cathartidae) - HBW 2
American Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
French: Urubu noir
German: Rabengeier
Spanish: Zopilote Negro
Taxonomy: Vultur atratus Bechstein, 1793, St John's River, Florida.
Affinities unclear. May be better considered monotypic, as validity of races doubtful. Three subspecies sometimes recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- atratus (Bechstein, 1793) - S USA and N Mexico.
- brasiliensis (Bonaparte, 1850) - Central America and N & E South America.
- foetens (Lichtenstein, 1817) - W South America.
- Least Concern
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A bird feeding on a carcass Playa de Cocos, Nayarit State, Mexico (Northern) (ssp brasiliensis)
Eldert Groenewoud 26 February 2007 2 years ago 19 sec 4.4 -
Two birds fighting among a big group Girardot, Cundinamarca, Colombia (ssp brasiliensis)
Pere Sugranyes 31 August 1998 1 year ago 25 sec 4.3 -
A group feeding and moving around a dead mammal Olmos, Lambayeque, Peru (ssp foetens)
Stefan Behrens 2004 3 years ago 29 sec 4.3 -
Many birds feeding on a carcass inside the water Girardot, Cundinamarca, Colombia (ssp brasiliensis)
Pere Sugranyes 31 August 1998 1 year ago 19 sec 4.2 -
A bird soaring and finally landing on a rock Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (ssp brasiliensis)
Keith Blomerley 11 September 2005 3 years ago 31 sec 4.2 -
A group feeding on a dead mammal Olmos, Lambayeque, Peru (ssp foetens)
Stefan Behrens 2004 3 years ago 20 sec 4.2
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Normal coloured and leucistic Black Vulture. Guatemala
Knut Eisermann 23 weeks ago 4 -
Side view of a bird on the ground. Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela (ssp brasiliensis)
philgunson 21 June 2008 1 year ago 4 -
Dragging a dead opossum to the side of the road. Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela (ssp brasiliensis)
philgunson 26 April 2009 46 weeks ago 3.8 -
Close-up of a bird´s head. El Relleno, Pérez Zeledón, San José Province, Costa Rica (ssp Brasiliensis)
manuel retana 15 December 2009 12 weeks ago 3.5 -
Black vulture resting on beach at Pantanos de Villa in Lima Pantanos de Villa, Lima, Peru
Nature Expeditions... 1 January 2009 31 weeks ago 3.5 -
Black vulture observing you Pantanos de Villa, Lima, Peru
Nature Expeditions... 1 January 2009 31 weeks ago 3.5
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