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Line 1: − [[File:Vultures.jpg|thumbnail|right|300px|Turkey vultures and black vultures+ − + − − − A '''vulture''' is a [[scavenger]] well-known for the eating of [[carrion]]. It is considered unclean by the [[Jew]]s. − − − ==Species== − ===New World vultures=== − Found in the Americas, these birds are characterized from Old World vultures by a reliance on scent to find a carcass. Five genera, seven species: − − *Genus ''Cathartes'' − ::[[Lesser yellow-headed vulture]], ''Cathartes burrovianus'' − ::[[Greater yellow-headed vulture]], ''Cathartes melambrotus'' − ::[[Turkey vulture]], ''Cathartes aura'' − *Genus ''Coragyps'' − ::[[Black vulture]], ''Coragyps atratus'' − *Genus ''Gymnogyps'' − ::[[California condor]], ''Gymnogyps californianus'' − *Genus ''Sarcoramphus'' − ::[[King vulture]], ''Sarcoramphus papa'' − *Genus ''Gymnogyps'' − ::[[Andean condor]], ''Vultur gryphus'' − − ===Old World vultures=== − Found in Europe, Africa, and Asia, these birds rely on sight to find carrion; they are further characterized from New World vultures by the presence of a feathered neck and head in most species. Nine genera, sixteen species: − *Genus ''Aegypius'' − ::[[Eurasian black vulture]], ''Aegypius monachus'' − *Genus ''Gypaetus'' − ::[[Lammergeier]], ''Gypaetus barbatus'' − *Genus ''Gypohierax'' − ::[[Palm-nut vulture]], ''Gypohierax angolensis'' − *Genus ''Gyps'' − ::[[Cape griffon vulture]], ''Gyps coprotheres'' − ::[[Griffon vulture]], ''Gyps fulvus'' − ::[[Himalayan griffon vulture]], ''Gyps himalayensis'' − ::[[Long-billed vulture]], ''Gyps indicus'' − ::[[Ruppel's vulture]], ''Gyps rueppelli'' − ::[[Slender-billed vulture]], ''Gyps tenuirostris'' − ::[[White-backed vulture]], ''Gyps africanus'' − ::[[Indian white-rumped vulture]], ''Gyps bengalensis'' − *Genus ''Necrosyrtes''' − ::[[Hooded vulture]], ''Necrosyrtes monachus'' − *Genus ''Neophron''' − ::[[Egyptian vulture]], ''Neophron percnopterus'' − *Genus ''Sarcogyps''' − ::[[Red-headed vulture]], ''Sarcogyps calvus'' − *Genus ''Torgos''' − ::[[Lappet-faced vulture]], ''Torgos tracheliotus'' − *Genus ''Trigonoceps''' − ::[[White-headed vulture]], ''Trigonoceps occipitalis'' − − [[Category:Birds of Prey]]
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