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Pocone, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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Puerto Franco, Loreto, Per
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Requena, Loreto, Per
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Harris Neck Reserve. Georgia, USA
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Puerto Franco, Loreto, Per
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The American Black Vulture, Coragyps atratus, also known as the Black Vulture, is a bird in the New World vulture family whose range extends from the southeastern United States to 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 open areas which provide scattered forests or shrublands.[1] With a wingspan of 1.5 m (5 ft) the American Black Vulture is a large bird though relatively small for a vulture. It has black plumage, a featherless, grayish-black head and neck, and a short, hooked beak.
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Florida, United States
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Cachoeira Veu da Noiva, Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Guimares, Mato Grosso, BRAZIL
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Road 307, East of Palenque, Chiapas, MEXICO
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Pocone, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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Requena, Loreto, Per
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Puerto Franco, Loreto, Per
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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Sandalwood Mobile Home Park, Florida, United States
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Tennessee, United States
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Puerto Franco, Loreto, Per
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Cumaca, Cundinamarca, Colombia
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Requena, Loreto, Per
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Orlando Wetlands Park, Orange County, FL, November 2016.
