black vulture
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black vulture
noun black vultures
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An American vulture species, Coragyps atratus, with black plumage.
In many Latin American towns, the Black Vulture is urbicolous, throwing in its lot with humans, taking advantage of slaughterhouses, garbage dumps, and fishing docks.
Similar: American black vulture, black buzzard
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A north African and Eurasian vulture species, Aegypius monachus.
Similar: Eurasian black vulture, monk vulture, cinereous vulture
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noun Coragyps atratus
| Español | buitre negro americano, cuervo de cabeza negra, gallinazo, gallinazo negro, guaraguao, jote |
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| 한국어 | 검은대머리수리 geomeundaemeorisuri |
| Português | urubu-preto, urubu-de-cabeça-preta |
| Français | urubu noir |
| Deutsch | Rabengeier |
| Italiano | urubù dalla testa nera |
| Română | vultur negru |
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