New World Vultures (Cathartidae)
American Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) - HBW 2, p. 39
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 Enlarge map
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Two early morning frontal views of an adult perched on a incense cedar tree looking around. Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 1 December 2009 2 years ago 48 sec 5 -
A head detail of a bird Locality Girardot, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia (ssp brasiliensis)
Pere Sugranyes 31 August 1998 3 years ago 17 sec 4.3 -
A close view of two birds next to a fast flowing river, one flying away. Locality Fungu Island, Sipaliwini District, Suriname (ssp brasiliensis)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 4 April 2011 26 weeks ago 45 sec 4.3 -
a group feeding on a carcass of a water buffalo Locality Finca La Vuelta Larga, Sucre State, Venezuela
DAVID ASCANIO 23 April 2008 48 weeks ago 34 sec 4.3 -
Many birds feeding on a carcass inside the water Locality Girardot, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia (ssp brasiliensis)
Pere Sugranyes 31 August 1998 3 years ago 19 sec 4.2 -
A group feeding on a dead mammal Locality Olmos, Lambayeque Department, Peru (ssp foetens)
Stefan Behrens 2004 5 years ago 20 sec 4.2
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Adult portrait
Locality Ecuador
Dubi shapiro 10 February 2009 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.3 -
Perched in tree by the Transpantaneira
Locality Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
Ian Barker 9 June 2010 1 year ago 4.2 -
Two birds in a treetop.
Locality Loreto, Beni Department, Bolivia (ssp foetens)
Joe Tobias 28 September 2005 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.1 -
Close up of an adult.
Locality Esteros del Iberá, Corrientes Province, Argentina (ssp brasiliensis)
Carmelo López 2 November 2011 4 weeks ago 4 -
Male - perched on a tree branch
Locality Chicaque Natural Park, San Antonio del Tequendama, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia
Blair Wainman 30 July 2009 1 year ago 4 -
Normal coloured and leucistic Black Vulture.
Locality Zunil, Quetzaltenango Department, Guatemala (ssp brasiliensis)
Knut Eisermann 2 years ago 4
- No sound recordings available yet
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