Species Detail: Coragyps atratus
Taxonomy / Classification
Scientific Name: Coragyps atratus
 
Authority: (Bechstein, 1793)
 
Synonyms:
 
Common Names:
Common Names Location Language
Black Vulture Global English
 
 
Formal Taxonomy:
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Animalia Craniata Aves
(Birds)		 Falconiformes
(Raptors)		 Cathartidae Coragyps
 
Taxonomic Comments:
 
General Species Description: Reproduction Comments:Clutch size usually is 2. Incubation lasts 37-41 days, by both sexes. Young first fly at about 75-80 days, are tended by parents for several months after fledging. May lay replacement clutch 3-4 weeks after first clutch is destroyed. Long-term pair-bond. Ecology Comments:Forms large communal roosts at night throughout year; immediate family members maintain close contact throughout the year (Rabenold 1986). Average distance between communal roost and feeding site was 6 km in Maryland/Pennsylvania (Coleman and Fraser 1987). Mean summer home range in Maryland/Pennsylvania 15,962 hectares (n=11), 7729 hectares (n=6) in winter, 14,881 hectares (n=5) year-round (Coleman and Fraser 1989).

Human disturbance and canid predation may be significant causes of nest failure in the eastern U.S. (Coleman and Fraser 1989).

Conservation Status
Status type Location Status Review date
IUCN Redlist Global LC
Natureserve Global G5

Habitats Terrestrially widely distributed: No

No Habitats listed.

Distribution Status No Distributions listed.

Location Occurrence Status Description
Dutch Caribbean

Population No Population listed.

Threats No Threats listed.

Uses No Uses listed.

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