Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) Science Article 2 abstract Black Vultures (Coragyps atratus) regularly feed on offal during low tide on the muddy shore of the Surinam River in the center of Paramaribo. At high tide they rest on roofs of buildings along the waterfront where they spend the time sunning in a very upright stance […]
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Black Vulture Nesting, Behavior, and Growth
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) Science Article 1 abstract Black Vultures (Coragypsa tratus) have nestedf or 5 consecutivey r (1975-1979) on a small island in Gatun Lake, Panamir. The 1975 nest site (McHargue 1977) was 6 m from nests of the following 3 yr, which were all within 1 m of each other. The 1979 nest […]
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
[order] FALCONIFORMES | [family] Cathartidae | [latin] Coragyps atratus | [authority] Bechstein, 1783 | [UK] Black Vulture | [FR] Urubu noir | [DE] Rabengeier | [ES] Zopilote Negro | [NL] Zwarte Gier Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Members of the genus Coragyps are vultures with different ancentors then the close relatives of the cathartes genus. Coragyps […]