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Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
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BirdsIn Hamilton County, Ohio

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793)

Black Vulture in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Accipitriformes
Family
Cathartidae
Genus
Coragyps
Near Hamilton County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 18. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (30)
  • Within its mapped range (1)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (46)
  • Recorded, season not shown (11)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Black Vulture by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Ashtabula CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Athens County27 · Recorded, season not shownNo
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Butler County47 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clermont County21 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Columbiana CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Cuyahoga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Delaware County26 · Recorded, season not shownNo
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Franklin County27 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Geauga CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Greene County40 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Hamilton County67 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Madison CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Mahoning CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Medina County34 · Recorded, season not shownNo
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Montgomery County58 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Ottawa CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Richland County27 · Recorded, season not shownNo
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Summit CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Tuscarawas CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Union CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Vinton CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Warren County36 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultNo
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Wood CountyNo qualifying records yetNo
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yetNo

Season

When it is recorded

In Hamilton County

Recorded all year

Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show. Based on 67 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Hamilton County · records of all species each week, 87,019 in all

Records per week from 67 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Black Vulture in Hamilton County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Black VultureYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1022392
Jan 11–1722344
Jan 18–2411312
Jan 25–3111206
Feb 1–711357
Feb 8–1400383
Feb 15–2122366
Feb 22–2800391
Mar 1–711551
Mar 8–1400523
Mar 15–2111750
Mar 22–28001,012
Mar 29 – Apr 4111,535
Apr 5–11111,960
Apr 12–18222,492
Apr 19–25002,403
Apr 26 – May 2113,783
May 3–9333,307
May 10–16112,059
May 17–23212,153
May 24–30112,390
May 31 – Jun 6222,648
Jun 7–13112,715
Jun 14–20112,695
Jun 21–27432,714
Jun 28 – Jul 4223,220
Jul 5–11002,980
Jul 12–18003,031
Jul 19–25112,961
Jul 26 – Aug 1112,795
Aug 2–8222,884
Aug 9–15222,696
Aug 16–22222,535
Aug 23–29112,536
Aug 30 – Sep 5112,606
Sep 6–12222,980
Sep 13–19112,959
Sep 20–26002,313
Sep 27 – Oct 3322,122
Oct 4–10001,828
Oct 11–17211,793
Oct 18–24221,338
Oct 25–31111,023
Nov 1–711676
Nov 8–1433593
Nov 15–2100384
Nov 22–2822496
Nov 29 – Dec 511356
Dec 6–1211478
Dec 13–1911285
Dec 20–2642322
Dec 27 – Jan 200388

In Ohio

Recorded all year

Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show. Based on 813 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 813 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Black Vulture in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Black VultureYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–101366,211
Jan 11–171355,146
Jan 18–24964,645
Jan 25–311364,698
Feb 1–71476,023
Feb 8–141375,888
Feb 15–211355,436
Feb 22–281376,846
Mar 1–71488,321
Mar 8–1413610,384
Mar 15–2113612,620
Mar 22–2820813,949
Mar 29 – Apr 430819,661
Apr 5–1117726,860
Apr 12–1818739,925
Apr 19–2515741,623
Apr 26 – May 228656,391
May 3–919952,952
May 10–1615653,785
May 17–2318857,698
May 24–3015654,651
May 31 – Jun 611453,099
Jun 7–1311553,700
Jun 14–2012656,625
Jun 21–2717755,361
Jun 28 – Jul 415958,477
Jul 5–1110561,336
Jul 12–1810464,722
Jul 19–2513669,753
Jul 26 – Aug 115559,416
Aug 2–818659,712
Aug 9–1523755,994
Aug 16–2215654,328
Aug 23–2916851,772
Aug 30 – Sep 524557,167
Sep 6–1213759,075
Sep 13–1919954,543
Sep 20–2619645,860
Sep 27 – Oct 319743,180
Oct 4–1015737,841
Oct 11–1722730,824
Oct 18–2420721,156
Oct 25–319419,021
Nov 1–712614,172
Nov 8–1420712,621
Nov 15–21857,965
Nov 22–281568,136
Nov 29 – Dec 51396,083
Dec 6–121376,004
Dec 13–191775,423
Dec 20–261355,661
Dec 27 – Jan 22088,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Turkey Vulture Cathartes auraOften confused in Ohio: 60 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos70 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Common Raven Corvus corax40 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus39 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Canada Goose Branta canadensis29 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed68%49%
Forest13%31%
Farmland12%11%
Open water4%3%
Barren1%0.6%
Wetland1%5%
Grassland and shrub0.5%0.9%

From 410 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Finer identifications

Some Ohio records of this species were identified to a subspecies:

  • Coragyps atratus atratusNorth American Black Vulturesubspecies

Every one of these records counts toward the Black Vulture's season above.

Why some records go further than species

Many species vary from place to place. Groups of a species that look or sound a little different, and live in different areas, can be named as subspecies. Observers and experts only identify a record that far when it shows enough detail to tell them apart. Records without that detail count at the species level.

Names: Catalogue of Life.

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Ohio result

813 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.