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New World vulture

New World vultures
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Accipitriformes
Family:Cathartidae
Genera
Cathartes
Coragyps
Gymnogyps
Sarcorhamphus
The New World vulture family Cathartidae contains seven species found in North and South America. It includes five vultures and two condors.

New World vultures are not closely related to Old World vultures or other diurnal raptors, which are often classified in different orders. They resemble Old World vulture because of convergent evolution.

The five species of vulture are:

The Condors are

There is some debate over the scientific names of the Condors.

Referenced By

Accipitridae | Aegypiinae | American Black Vulture | Andean Condor | California Condor | Californian Condor | Condor | Eurasian Black Vulture | King Vulture | Kite (bird) | Lappet-faced Vulture | List of North American birds: non-passerines | Monk vulture | North American birds | Nubian vulture | Old World vulture | Palm-nut Vulture | Palm Nut Vulture | Pelecaniformes | Turkey Vulture | Vulture | Vultures


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This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "New World vulture".

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