Black Vulture

Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus brasiliensis in Panama
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)
Biological classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Incertae sedis Family: Cathartidae Genus: Coragyps Saint-Hilaire, 1853 Species: C. atratus
Binomial name
Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793)
Distribution map of the Black Vulture.
Subspecies
C. a. atratus Template:Taxobox authority North American Black Vulture C. a. foetens Template:Taxobox authority Andean Black Vulture C. a. brasiliensis Template:Taxobox authority Southern American Black Vulture
Synonyms
Cathartidarum Winge, 1888

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.