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Order: Cathartiformes

Description

New world vultures and condors.

Taxonomy

Cathartiformes is a monotypic order containing the family Cathartidae. It is an order in the class Aves.


Order Cathartiformes viewedit

Family Cathartidae viewedit

Genus Gymnogyps viewedit
G. californianus California Condor

Genus Sarcoramphus viewedit
S. papa King Vulture

Genus Vultur viewedit
V. gryphus Andean Condor

Genus Coragyps viewedit
C. atratus Black Vulture

Genus Cathartes viewedit
C. aura Turkey Vulture
C. burrovianus Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
C. melambrotus Greater Yellow-headed Vulture

References

  1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, M. Smith, and C. L. Wood. 2024. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2024. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2024. IOC World Bird List (v 14.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/

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