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 warm and temperate areas of the Americas. They are known as "New World" vultures to distinguish them from Old World vultures, with which the Cathartidae does not form a single clade despite the two being similar in appearance and behavior as a result of convergent evolution.
Like other vultures, New World vultures are scavengers, having evolved to feed off of the carcasses of dead animals without any notable ill effects. Some species of New World vulture have a good sense of smell, whereas Old World vultures find carcasses exclusively by sight. Other adaptations shared by both Old and New World vultures include a bald head, devoid of feathers to prevent rotting matter from accumulating while feeding, and an extremely disease-resistant digestive system to protect against scavenging-related germs.
as NewWorldvultures or condors, are a family of birds of prey consisting of seven extant species in five genera. It includes five extant vultures and...
A vulture is a bird of prey that scavenges on carrion. There are 23 extant species of vulture (including Condors). Old Worldvultures include 16 living...
buzzards, kites, and hawks. Old Worldvultures are not closely related to the superficially similar NewWorldvultures and condors, and do not share that...
The turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) is the most widespread of the NewWorldvultures. One of three species in the genus Cathartes of the family Cathartidae...
Traditionally considered an Old Worldvulture, it actually forms a separate minor lineage of Accipitridae together with the Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus)...
The king vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) is a large bird found in Central and South America. It is a member of the NewWorldvulture family Cathartidae. This...
black vulture (Coragyps atratus), also known as the American black vulture, Mexican vulture, zopilote, urubu, or gallinazo, is a bird in the NewWorld vulture...
griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) is a large Old Worldvulture in the bird of prey family Accipitridae. It is also known as the Griffon vulture, although...
from the American black vulture. This bird is an Old Worldvulture, and as such is only distantly related to the NewWorldvultures, which are in a separate...
The Himalayan vulture (Gyps himalayensis) or Himalayan griffon vulture is an Old Worldvulture native to the Himalayas and the adjoining Tibetan Plateau...
The Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), also called the white scavenger vulture or pharaoh's chicken, is a small Old Worldvulture in the monotypic...
The Indian vulture or long-billed vulture (Gyps indicus) is a bird of prey native to the Indian subcontinent. It is an Old Worldvulture belonging to...
The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) is a South American NewWorldvulture and is the only member of the genus Vultur. It is found in the Andes mountains...
1980s, three species of Gyps vultures (the white-rumped vulture, the long-billed vulture and the slender-billed vulture) had a combined estimated population...
NewWorldvulture that contains a single extant species, the king vulture (Sarcoramphus papa). Extinct members of the genus include the Kern vulture (Sarcoramphus...
The Cape vulture (Gyps coprotheres), also known as Cape griffon and Kolbe's vulture, is an Old Worldvulture in the family Accipitridae. It is endemic...
Cathartes includes medium-sized to large carrion-feeding birds in the NewWorldvulture (Cathartidae) family. The three extant species currently classified...
The California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) is a NewWorldvulture and the largest North American land bird. It became extinct in the wild in 1987...
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Condor is the common name for two species of NewWorldvultures, each in a monotypic genus. The name derives from the Quechua kuntur. They are the largest...
classifications include the NewWorldvultures in the Accipitriformes, while the SACC classifies the NewWorldvultures as a separate order, the Cathartiformes...
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