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Cathartidae, known commonly as New World vultures or condors, are a family of birds of prey consisting of seven extant species in five genera.
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Cathartidae, known commonly as New World vultures or condors, are a family of birds of prey consisting of seven extant species in five genera. It includes five extant vultures and two extant condors found in the Americas. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Cathartidae
Family: Cathartidae; Lafresnaye, 1839
Lower classifications
New World vultures (family Cathartidae, related to storks) are 24–31 in. (60–80 cm) long. Old World vultures (family Accipitridae, related to eagles) include ...
New World vultures are the group of vultures that are found in the Americas. They form the family Cathartidae. There are seven species in five genera.
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Cathartidae is a family consisting of five extant genera and seven extant species of New World vultures. One of the genera within Cathartidae, ...
There are seven species in this family. They are all found in North and South America. The birds in this family are scavengers, they eat carrion.
The New World Vultures, also known as the condor family, are scavengers who live in the warm, temperate areas of the Americas.
The New World vulture or condor family Cathartidae contains seven species in five genera, all but one of which are monotypic. It includes five vultures and ...
+ Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura): + Lesser yellow-headed vulture (Cathartes burrovianus): + Black vulture (Coragyps atratus): + California condor (Gymnogyps ...
These unusual birds are divided into two groups: New World vultures, which are from North, Central, and South America; and Old World vultures, which live in ...