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Black Vulture
Birds

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

Authorship: (Bechstein)

Records

25 September 2021 at Rio Grande (The Box) by V. Mata-Silva & A. Rocha (Photos).

Taxonomic Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
SubphylumVERTEBRATA (Vertebrates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCATHARTIFORMES
FamilyCATHARTIDAE (Vulture Family)
GenusCoragyps
Speciesatratus

Recent Observations

Sourced from iNaturalist

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Conservation assessments from the following sources:

  • NatureServe Explorer
  • IUCN Red List
  • Texas Parks & Wildlife — Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN)
Conservation status by source
IUCN Red List
LCLeast Concern
NatureServe Global (opens in new tab)
G5Secure
NatureServe (Texas) (opens in new tab)
S5BSecure
Texas SGCNNot assessed