Black Vulture Coragyps atratus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (39)
- Subspecies (3)
Neil J. Buckley
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1999
Text last updated January 1, 1999
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | zopilot negre |
| Croatian | crni lešinar |
| Czech | kondor havranovitý |
| Dutch | Zwarte Gier |
| English | Black Vulture |
| English (UK) | American Black Vulture |
| English (United States) | Black Vulture |
| Finnish | mustakondori |
| French | Urubu noir |
| French (France) | Urubu noir |
| German | Rabengeier |
| Icelandic | Hrafnhrævi |
| Japanese | クロコンドル |
| Norwegian | svartkondor |
| Polish | sępnik czarny |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | urubu-preto |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Urubu-de-cabeça-preta |
| Russian | Чёрная катарта |
| Serbian | Američki crni lešinar |
| Slovak | kondor krkavcovitý |
| Slovenian | Vranji jastreb |
| Spanish | Zopilote Negro |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Jote Cabeza Negra |
| Spanish (Chile) | Jote de cabeza negra |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Zopilote Negro |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Zopilote |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Gallinazo Negro |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Zopilote Cabeza Negra |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Zopilote Común |
| Spanish (Panama) | Gallinazo Negro |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Cuervo negro |
| Spanish (Peru) | Gallinazo de Cabeza Negra |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Zopilote Común |
| Spanish (Spain) | Zopilote negro |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Cuervo Cabeza Negra |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Zamuro |
| Swedish | korpgam |
| Turkish | Karga Akbabası |
| Ukrainian | Урубу |
Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793)
PROTONYM:
Vultur atratus
Bechstein, 1793. Alleg. Uebers. Vögel [Latham] 1 Anhang, p.655.
TYPE LOCALITY:
St. John's River, Florida.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CORAGYPS
- atrata / atratus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Black Vulture
