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[[File:Vultures.jpg|thumbnail|right|300px|Turkey vultures and black vultures
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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]]