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Cathartiformes / Cathartidae / Coragyps

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Cathartiformes
Family
Cathartidae
Genus
Coragyps

Distribution

southern and southeastern USA southward through Middle America to central Chile and Argentina (vagrant only to West Indies)

Vocalizations

Lyndsey · CC_BY_4_0
Richard Littauer · CC0_1_0

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.