Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus
Family
New World Vultures
Order
Cathartiformes
Codes
blkvul, BLVU, ABVU
๐Ÿ“‹ Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCathartiformes
FamilyNew World Vultures (Cathartidae)
SpeciesCoragyps atratus
Codesblkvul, BLVU, ABVU
๐Ÿ” Identification

The Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) is a member of the New World Vultures family within the order Cathartiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code blkvul when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.