Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus - Urubu noir

Urubu noir
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Accipitriformes

  • Family
    :

    Cathartidés

  • Genus
    :

    Coragyps

  • Species
    :

    atratus

Descriptor

Bechstein, 1793

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 74 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 133 à 160 cm.
  • Weight
    : 2000 à 2700 g
Longevity

16 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Urubu noir
adult
Urubu noir
adult

Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) is a species of bird in the Cathartidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Urubu noir,
  • Zopilote negro,
  • urubu-preto,
  • Rabengeier,
  • hollókeselyű,
  • Zwarte Gier,
  • Avvoltoio nero,
  • korpgam,
  • Svartkondor,
  • kondor krkavcovitý,
  • kondor havranovitý,
  • Ravnegrib,
  • mustakondori,
  • zopilot negre,
  • sępnik czarny,
  • mazais grifs,
  • Американская чёрная катарта,
  • クロコンドル,
  • 黑头美洲鹫,
  • 黑美洲鷲,

Voice song and cries

Urubu noir
adult

Habitat

Urubu noir
adult

Forest : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Shrubland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Pastureland, Urban Areas, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Urubu noir
published: - Updated: 30-08-2017
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