Black vulture
The black vulture (Coragyps atratus) also known as the American black vulture, is a bird in the New World vulture family whose range extends from the southeastern United States to Central Chile and Uruguay in South America. Although a common and widespread species, it has a somewhat more restricted distribution than its compatriot, the turkey vulture, which breeds well into Canada and south to Tierra del Fuego. Despite the similar name and appearance, this species is unrelated to the Eurasian black vulture. The latter species is an Old World vulture in the family Accipitridae (which includes eagles, hawks, kites and harriers), whereas the American species is a New World vulture. It is the only extant member of the genus Coragyps, which is in the family Cathartidae. It inhabits relatively o
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Black vulture
The black vulture (Coragyps atratus) also known as the American black vulture, is a bird in the New World vulture family whose range extends from the southeastern United States to Central Chile and Uruguay in South America. Although a common and widespread species, it has a somewhat more restricted distribution than its compatriot, the turkey vulture, which breeds well into Canada and south to Tierra del Fuego. Despite the similar name and appearance, this species is unrelated to the Eurasian black vulture. The latter species is an Old World vulture in the family Accipitridae (which includes eagles, hawks, kites and harriers), whereas the American species is a New World vulture. It is the only extant member of the genus Coragyps, which is in the family Cathartidae. It inhabits relatively o
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Coragyps atratus Coragyps atra ...... à la famille des Cathartidae.
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Der Rabengeier (Coragyps atrat ...... breitete Art der Neuweltgeier.
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El zopilote negro, buitre negr ...... emás en algunos códices mayas.
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L'urubù dalla testa nera (Cora ...... ro, sta per "vestito di nero".
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O urubu-de-cabeça-preta (nome ...... atividade durante todo o dia.
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Sępnik czarny, urubu czarny (C ...... Południowej. Z reguły osiadły.
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The black vulture (Coragyps at ...... lso appeared in Mayan codices.
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Zwarte gier (Coragyps atratus) ...... , gallinazo of zoncho genoemd.
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Американская чёрная катарта, и ...... мате Северной и Южной Америки.
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النسر الأسود (Coragyps atratus ...... و من فصيلة نسور العالم الجديد.
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Coragyps atratus brasiliensis in Panama
parent authority
Le Maout, 1853
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Approximate range/distribution map of the black vulture
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subdivision
(Andean black vulture)
* C. a. brasiliensis
(North American black vulture)
* C. a. foetens
(Southern American black vulture)
* C. a. atratus
synonyms
Cathartidarum (Winge, 1888)
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Coragyps atratus Coragyps atra ...... à la famille des Cathartidae.
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Der Rabengeier (Coragyps atrat ...... breitete Art der Neuweltgeier.
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El zopilote negro, buitre negr ...... os hasta el sur de Sudamérica.
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L'urubù dalla testa nera (Cora ...... ro, sta per "vestito di nero".
@it
O urubu-de-cabeça-preta (nome ...... atividade durante todo o dia.
@pt
Sępnik czarny, urubu czarny (C ...... Południowej. Z reguły osiadły.
@pl
The black vulture (Coragyps at ...... idae. It inhabits relatively o
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Zwarte gier (Coragyps atratus) ...... , gallinazo of zoncho genoemd.
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Американская чёрная катарта, и ...... мате Северной и Южной Америки.
@ru
النسر الأسود (Coragyps atratus ...... و من فصيلة نسور العالم الجديد.
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Black vulture
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Coragyps atratus
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Coragyps atratus
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Rabengeier
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Sępnik czarny
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Urubu noir
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Urubu-de-cabeça-preta
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Zwarte gier
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Американская чёрная катарта
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نسر أسود
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