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Black Vulture Coragyps atratus

Photo: Carel de Haseth

Classification

Cathartidae [family]
Coragyps [genus] (1)
atratus [species]

Classification

Cathartidae [family]
Coragyps [genus] (1)
atratus [species]

Names

Dutch name Zwarte gier
English name Black Vulture
Alternative English name American Black Vulture
Papiamento name Zamuro Preto (Aruba)
Papiamento name Zamuro Pretu (Bonaire, Curaçao)
Valid name Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793)

Classification