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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]

Presence

Recorded on
  • Aruba
  • Bonaire
  • Curaçao
  • Presence status
  • Introduced (2) - Aruba
  • Introduced (2) - Bonaire
  • Introduced (2) - Curaçao
  • Distribution description North America, Middle America and most of South America.
    Notes on presence status Two escaped import birds were reported in the early 1970s. Probably the released birds came from Colombia and were released on Aruba, last recorded in 1982 (Prins et al. 2009)

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