WoRMS taxon details
Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1783)
159147 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159147)
accepted
Species
Catharista atrata (Bechstein, 1783) · unaccepted
Vultur atratus Bechstein, 1783 · unaccepted
Not documented
Distribution North America
Distribution North America [details]
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p. [details]
Other
additional source
Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p. [details]
additional source Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p., available online at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library/116743.pdf [details]
additional source Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342. [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p., available online at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library/116743.pdf [details]
additional source Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342. [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Dimensions Length: 25" (64 cm); Wingspan: 57" (145 cm) [details]Distribution North America [details]
Reproduction Breeds north to Maryland, Ohio, and Indiana, and south to southern Argentina and Chile [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | zwarte gier | [details] |
| English | black vultureAmerican black vulture | [details] |
| French | urubu noir | [details] |
| German | Rabengeier | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (16 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (93 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Coragyps atratus)
To GenBank (71 nucleotides; 78 proteins) (from synonym Vultur atratus Bechstein, 1783)
To GenBank (71 nucleotides; 78 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cathartidae (New World Vultures), USNM 559659, carpometacarpus, dorsal)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cathartidae (New World Vultures), USNM 559659, carpometacarpus, ventral)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (93 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Coragyps atratus)
To GenBank (71 nucleotides; 78 proteins) (from synonym Vultur atratus Bechstein, 1783)
To GenBank (71 nucleotides; 78 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cathartidae (New World Vultures), USNM 559659, carpometacarpus, dorsal)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cathartidae (New World Vultures), USNM 559659, carpometacarpus, ventral)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
