Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyCathartidae (New World Vultures)
- GenusCoragyps
- SpeciesCoragyps atratus (Black Vulture)
Closest Relatives at Cajas National Park
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Andean Condor
Vultur gryphus
Variable Hawk
Buteo polyosoma
Harris' Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
Gray-backed Hawk
Leucopternis occidentalis
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle
Geranoaetus melanoleucus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Cinereous Harrier
Circus cinereus
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black Vulture in Cajas National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Black Vulture sighting in Cajas National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Vulture in Cajas National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Black Vulture in Cajas National Park in our monthly data.