An adult black vulture, Coragyps atratus, in flight at Golfito, Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica, Central America

South American black vulture, a common scavenger, at a river mouth; Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus), Manuel Antonio National Park, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, Central America

South American black vulture (Coragyps atratus brasiliensis), a common scavenger, river mouth near Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

An adult black vulture (Coragyps atratus), perched in a tree on Barro Colorado Island, Panama, Central America

Adult black vulture (Coragyps atratus) on the Transpantaneira Highway, Mato Grosso, Pantanal, Brazil, South America

An adult black vulture (Coragyps atratus), perched in a tree on Barro Colorado Island, Panama, Central America

Black Vultures

Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus), portrait, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA

Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) in flight, Myakka River State Park, Florida, USA

Black Vulture or American Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus), portrait, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA