American Black Vulture

[[image: AmerBlackVulture.jpg]]

[[image: AmerBlackVulture.jpg]]

'''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.

'''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.