Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

Spanish: Zopilote común

The black vulture (Coragyps atratus), also known as the American black vulture, is a bird in the New World vulture family whose range extends from the southeastern United States to Peru, Central Chile and Uruguay in South America. Although a common and widespread species, it has a somewhat more restricted distribution than its compatriot, the turkey vulture, which breeds well into Canada and south to Tierra del Fuego. It is the only extant member of the

TaxonomyAves › Cathartiformes › Cathartidae

Local records70 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records128,732 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2025 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

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Recent local sightings

2026-05-05 — observation by dennisaur-fern
2026-04-27 — observation by alex_nava_hernandez
2026-04-23 — observation by alex_nava_hernandez
2026-01-18 — observation by olivia_v
2025-12-14 — observation by scottveirs
2025-12-09 — observation by urielmeza

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Birds guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/coragyps-atratus/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.