Black Vulture Coragyps atratus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (37)
- Subspecies (3)
Neil J. Buckley, Bryan M. Kluever, Robert Driver, and Scott A. Rush
Version: 2.0 — Published January 14, 2022
Revision Notes
Version: 2.0 — Published January 14, 2022
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| 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 (French Guiana) | 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 |
| 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 |
Revision Notes
Neil J. Buckley, Bryan M. Kluever, Robert Driver, and Scott A. Rush revised the account, with contributions from Peter Pyle on the "Appearances" page. Peter Pyle and Tammy Zhang curated the media. Vicens Vila-Coury generated the range map.
Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793)
PROTONYM:
Vultur atratus
Bechstein, 1793. Alleg. Uebers. Vögel [Latham] 1 Anhang, p.655.
TYPE LOCALITY:
St. John's River, Florida.
Definitions
- CORAGYPS
- atrata / atratus
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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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