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Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793)
1.9 kgWeight
Busiest months: January–April · Most records: United States, Costa Rica, Colombia
Where and when it's recorded
Busiest months: January–April · Most records: United States, Costa Rica, Colombia
Black Vulture has been recorded at 1,494 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 30 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Audubon Corkscrew Swamp SanctuaryUnited States14,239 records
- Hornsby BendUnited States12,558 records
- Merritt Island NWR – Black Point Wildlife DriveUnited States10,622 records
More places
- Hagerman NWRUnited States10,274 records
- High Island – Smith Oaks SanctuaryUnited States10,254 records
- Orlando WetlandsUnited States9,265 records
- Caw Caw Interpretive CenterUnited States8,458 records
- Sweetwater Wetlands ParkUnited States8,202 records
- Estación Biológica La Selva-OTSCosta Rica8,194 records
- Cape Island – Cape May Point SPUnited States8,169 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
The black vulture (Coragyps atratus), also known as the American black vulture, Mexican vulture, zopilote, urubu, or gallinazo, is a bird in the New World vulture family whose range extends from the northeastern United States to Peru, Central Chile and Uruguay in South America, and common throughout Brazil where it can be seen in large scavenging groups. 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 all the way south to Tierra del Fuego.
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Questions
How big is the Black Vulture?
The Black Vulture weighs around 1.9 kg.
Where does the Black Vulture live?
Its breeding range: North America, Middle America, South America: widespread. It is most often recorded in United States, Costa Rica and Colombia.
When is the best time to see the Black Vulture?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January, February, March and April (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Black Vulture endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Black Vulture as Least Concern.
What does the Black Vulture eat?
Main food: Carrion.
What family is the Black Vulture in?
It belongs to the family New World Vultures (Cathartidae), order Accipitriformes.
At a glance
- Weight
- 1.9 kg
- Habitat
- Towns & farmland
- Diet
- Carrion
- Lifestyle
- Active on the ground
- Migration
- Partial migrant
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 410 mm
- Tail
- 180 mm
- Bill
- 60 mm
- Tarsus
- 76 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
North America, Middle America, South America: widespread
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Family
- New World Vultures Cathartidae
- Genus
- Coragyps
More from the family New World Vultures
California CondorGymnogyps californianus
King VultureSarcoramphus papa
Andean CondorVultur gryphus
Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Lesser Yellow-headed VultureCathartes burrovianus
Greater Yellow-headed VultureCathartes melambrotus
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