American Black Vulture
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- | '''Common Name:''' American Black Vulture | + | '''Common Name:''' American Black Vulture<br> |
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'''Scientific Name:''' Coragyps atratus | '''Scientific Name:''' Coragyps atratus | ||
'''Habitat:''' North and South America; a resident from southern New York and southern Ohio southward through Texas to Central and South America. | '''Habitat:''' North and South America; a resident from southern New York and southern Ohio southward through Texas to Central and South America. | ||
- | '''Status:''' | + | '''Status:''' Least Concern. '''Global Population:''' 20,000,000 mature individuals. |
'''Diet:''' Wide variety of carrion, from small mammals to dead cows. Also, some insects, other invertebrates and some fruit. | '''Diet:''' Wide variety of carrion, from small mammals to dead cows. Also, some insects, other invertebrates and some fruit. | ||
The American Black Vulture and the King Vulture appear in a variety of Maya hieroglyphics in Mayan codices. In Mayan codices, the American Black Vulture is normally connected with death or shown as a bird of prey, and its glyph is often depicted attacking humans. | The American Black Vulture and the King Vulture appear in a variety of Maya hieroglyphics in Mayan codices. In Mayan codices, the American Black Vulture is normally connected with death or shown as a bird of prey, and its glyph is often depicted attacking humans. | ||
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+ | '''Found in [http://hivewire3d.com/songbird-remix-vultures.html Songbird ReMix Vultures]''' |