Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Cathartiformes
Family
Cathartidae
Genus
Coragyps
eBird Code
blkvul

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.