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It is a member of the family Cathartidae, along with the other six species of New World vultures, and included in the genus Cathartes, along with the greater yellow-headed vulture and the lesser yellow-headed vulture. Like other New World vultures, the turkey vulture has a diploid chromosome number of 80. [12]
The family's scientific name, Cathartidae, comes from cathartes, Greek for "purifier". [4] Although New World vultures and Old World vultures are not very closely related, they share many resemblances because of convergent evolution. [5] Phylogenetic analyses including all Cathartidae species found two primary clades.
A vulture is a bird of prey that scavenges on carrion.There are 23 extant species of vulture (including condors). [2] Old World vultures include 16 living species native to Europe, Africa, and Asia; New World vultures are restricted to North and South America and consist of seven identified species, all belonging to the Cathartidae family.
The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) is a South American New World vulture and is the only member of the genus Vultur.It is found in the Andes mountains and adjacent Pacific coasts of western South America.
Condor Temporal range: Late Pliocene – Holocene Andean condor soaring over southern Peru's Colca Canyon Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Accipitriformes Family: Cathartidae Genera Vultur Gymnogyps Condor is the common name for two species of New World vultures, each in a monotypic genus. The name derives from the Quechua kuntur ...
The king vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) is a large bird found in Central and South America.It is a member of the New World vulture family Cathartidae.This vulture lives predominantly in tropical lowland forests stretching from southern Mexico to northern Argentina.
Species C. aura (Linnaeus, 1758); C. burrovianus Cassin, 1845; C. melambrotus Wetmore, 1964; Approximate distribution of the genus Cathartes.Green indicates that at least one species is resident year-round and yellow shows areas where one species, the turkey vulture, is a summer-only breeding visitor.
The California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) is a critically endangered species of North American bird in the New World vulture family Cathartidae. It has the largest wingspan of any bird found in North America and is one of the heaviest. The condor is a scavenger and eats large amounts of carrion. The California Condor is one of the world's ...