Intelligent, curious, and highly social, the Black Vulture uses a keen sense of smell to find the carrion it eats. Highly resourceful, this species exploits human landscapes by feeding at dumpsters and landfills, as well as consuming roadkill.
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
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Black Vulture
Status and Trends
Distribution
Methods
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Summary
Trend
Large Increase
Confidence: Very High
Goal
Data Deficient
The Black Vulture breeds through most of South America, Central America, and the eastern United States. Within the past couple of decades it has become an increasingly regular visitor to extreme southern Ontario, especially along the Niagara River. Although the Canadian population is now clearly larger than it was in the 1970s, Black Vulture has become established too recently to have any basis for establishing long-term goals or evaluating the status of the species in Canada.
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Population Estimates
Breeding
<10
Annual
<10
Global
190,000,000
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Summary report
Trends from this species and others are rolled up into The State of Canada’s Birds Summary Report. Follow the link below to view the report, learn more about birds in Canada, and see how we can all help birds.
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Environment and Climate Change Canada and Birds Canada. 2024. The State of Canada’s Birds – Black Vulture. Data accessed from NatureCounts, Birds Canada.
https://doi.org/10.71842/jtxh-nw39
The State of Canada's Birds is presented in partnership by Environment and Climate Change Canada and Birds Canada.
Did you know
Intelligent, curious, and highly social, the Black Vulture uses a keen sense of smell to find the carrion it eats. Highly resourceful, this species exploits human landscapes by feeding at dumpsters and landfills, as well as consuming roadkill.
Distribution and Occurrence
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Related readings
Summary report
Trends from this species and others are rolled up into The State of Canada’s Birds Summary Report. Follow the link below to view the report, learn more about birds in Canada, and see how we can all help birds.
View the report
Environment and Climate Change Canada and Birds Canada. 2024. The State of Canada’s Birds – Black Vulture. Data accessed from NatureCounts, Birds Canada.
https://doi.org/10.71842/jtxh-nw39