Black Vulture? Near Madrid (2 Viewers)

[Microtus]

The New World bird isn't black either, it's dark grey, with cinereous underside to the primary feathers

It is black (except for white color on some wing feathers), and the atratus part of its scientific name (Coragyps atratus) means "clothed in black," from the Latin āter 'dull black'.

 

[Sangahyando]

As it happens, a European suggestion of Monk Vulture (from Danish Munkegrib, German Mönchsgeier, etc.) has been made for Aegypius, but has not been permitted by the Americans who are dictating bird names at us.

Do you have details on this case? Maybe we could move the discussion to a new thread in the Taxonomy subforum, or you can send it via PM if that's more convenient.

 

[Nutcracker]

It is black (except for white color on some wing feathers), and the atratus part of its scientific name (Coragyps atratus) means "clothed in black," from the Latin āter 'dull black'.

Linnaeus described Aegypius monachus [then Vultur monachus] as having a black body, "corpore nigro".

Do you have details on this case? Maybe we could move the discussion to a new thread in the Taxonomy subforum, or you can send it via PM if that's more convenient.

I'll see if I can find it.

 

[Sancho]

I've never seen either, and don't have a dog in this fight, but just wanted to say that 'Zopilote' is one of the coolest bird names out there. If I were a vulture (or condor), that's what I'd like to be called:t:.

 

[Andy Adcock]

Why can't one be American Black and the other Eurasian Black, this seems the easy option to me, they did it with Three-toed Woodpecker?



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