Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

General Status Rank: 
Vagrant
Common Name: 
Black Vulture
Scientific Name: 
Coragyps atratus
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Bird
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Chordata
Class: 
Aves
Order: 
Cathartiformes
Family: 
Cathartidae
Distribution

Number of Occurrences

Fort Resolution late August - early September 2019 (NWT Species Facebook page). Colomac mine in May 2024.
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Vagrant
S Rank: 
SNA
Decision Process Description: 
New vagrant in 2019 based on reports and photographs (NWT Species Facebook group - confirmed by R. Hildrebrandt). Occurrence in May 2024 also reported from Colomac mine.
Last Updated: 
May 28, 2024

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