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Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) Black Vulture

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ID Tips Life History Video BBS Map CBC Map Taxonomy(ITIS) Glossary Back to List Black vulture Coragyps atratus Identification Tips: Length: 22 inches Wingspan: 54 inches Sexes similar Large, broad-winged, soaring bird Tail short and squared-off Rather long, thick, gray legs Longish, hooked, dark bill Holds wings flat while soaring and gliding Flies with several quick flaps and a brief glide Unfeathered, gray head and throat Plumage entirely black except for whitish outer primaries Immature similar to adult Similar species: The Turkey Vulture is also dark with an unfeathered head, but has a much different shape in flight. The Turkey Vulture is long-winged and long-tailed and flies with a pronounced dihedral angle to the wings. Turkey Vultures lack the white patch at the wingtips and show contrast between paler flight feathers and darker coverts. Eagles are larger with feathered heads and different patterns of white in the wings and tail. Dark morph hawks have longer tails usually with white markings and feathered heads. Length and wingspan from: Robbins, C.S., Bruun, B., Zim, H.S., (1966). Birds of North America. New York: Western Publishing Company, Inc. Patuxent Bird Population Studies Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter

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CalPhotos     Photo Database   Number of matches : 8 Query: SELECT * FROM img WHERE ready=1 and taxon like "Coragyps atratus%" and (lifeform != "specimen_tag" OR lifeform != "Animal") ORDER BY taxon Click on the thumbnail to see an enlargement Coragyps atratus Black Vulture ID: 0091 3183 0920 0054 [detail] Dr. Lloyd Glenn Ingles © 2001 California Academy of Sciences Coragyps atratus Urubu-de-cabeça-preta ID: 0000 0000 1107 0165 [detail] © 2007 Mario Sacramento Coragyps atratus Black Vulture ID: 0091 3183 0987 0072 [detail] Gerald and Buff Corsi © 2001 California Academy of Sciences Coragyps atratus Black Vulture ID: 0091 3183 0920 0003 [detail] Dr. Lloyd Glenn Ingles © 2001 California Academy of Sciences Coragyps atratus Black Vulture ID: 0091 3183 0920 0055 [detail] Dr. Lloyd Glenn Ingles © 2001 California Academy of Sciences Coragyps atratus Black Vulture ID: 0000 0000 0704 0560 [detail] © 2004 Don Getty UCMP specimen card ID: 2222 0904 0018 0076 [detail] © University of California Museum of Paleontology Coragyps atratus Black Vulture ID: 0000 0000 0507 0982 [detail] © 2007 Dave Mangham/www.wildlifephotos.org.uk Using these photos: A variety of organizations and individuals have contributed photographs to CalPhotos. Please follow the usage guidelines provided with each image. Use and copyright information, as well as other details about the photo such as the date and the location, are available by clicking on the [detail] link under the thumbnail. See also: Using the Photos in CalPhotos .    Copyright © 1995-2010 UC Regents. All rights reserved. CalPhotos is a project of BSCIT     University of California, Berkeley