New World vulture
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Cathartidae, commonly known as New World vultures and 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
Urubu a tete rouge Turkey Vulture
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Fossil of the extinct Breagyps clarki
The featherless head of the American black vulture, Coragyps atratus brasiliensis, reduces bacterial growth from eating carrion.
Turkey vulture
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The turkey vulture is the most widespread of the New World vultures. One of three species in the genus Cathartes of the family Cathartidae, the turkey vulture ranges from southern Canada to the southe
New World vulture
…New World vultures Temporal range: Paleocene – Holocene, Turkey vulture Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Accipitriformes Family: Cathartidae Lafresnaye, 1839 Genera Cathartes…
Turkey vulture Orange Walk
With a lesser yellow-headed vulture, in Formosa, Argentina
Showing wingspan, in California
Skull of a turkey vulture