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| | ===Old World vultures=== | | ===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: | + | 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 some species. Two subfamilies, nine genera, sixteen species: |
| − | *Genus ''Aegypius'' | + | *Subfamily [[Aegypiinae]] |
| − | ::[[Eurasian black vulture]], ''Aegypius monachus'' | + | **Genus ''Aegypius'' |
| − | *Genus ''Gypaetus'' | + | :::[[Eurasian black vulture]], ''Aegypius monachus'' |
| − | ::[[Lammergeier]], ''Gypaetus barbatus'' | + | **Genus ''Gyps'' |
| − | *Genus ''Gypohierax''
| + | :::[[Cape griffon vulture]], ''Gyps coprotheres'' |
| − | ::[[Palm-nut vulture]], ''Gypohierax angolensis'' | + | :::[[Griffon vulture]], ''Gyps fulvus'' |
| − | *Genus ''Gyps''
| + | :::[[Himalayan griffon vulture]], ''Gyps himalayensis'' |
| − | ::[[Cape griffon vulture]], ''Gyps coprotheres'' | + | :::[[Long-billed vulture]], ''Gyps indicus'' |
| − | ::[[Griffon vulture]], ''Gyps fulvus'' | + | :::[[Rüppell's vulture]], ''Gyps rueppelli'' |
| − | ::[[Himalayan griffon vulture]], ''Gyps himalayensis'' | + | :::[[Slender-billed vulture]], ''Gyps tenuirostris'' |
| − | ::[[Long-billed vulture]], ''Gyps indicus'' | + | :::[[White-backed vulture]], ''Gyps africanus'' |
| − | ::[[Rüppell's vulture]], ''Gyps rueppelli'' | + | :::[[Indian white-rumped vulture]], ''Gyps bengalensis'' |
| − | ::[[Slender-billed vulture]], ''Gyps tenuirostris'' | + | **Genus ''Necrosyrtes'' |
| − | ::[[White-backed vulture]], ''Gyps africanus'' | + | :::[[Hooded vulture]], ''Necrosyrtes monachus'' |
| − | ::[[Indian white-rumped vulture]], ''Gyps bengalensis'' | + | **Genus ''Sarcogyps'' |
| − | *Genus ''Necrosyrtes''' | + | :::[[Red-headed vulture]], ''Sarcogyps calvus'' |
| − | ::[[Hooded vulture]], ''Necrosyrtes monachus'' | + | **Genus ''Torgos'' |
| − | *Genus ''Neophron''' | + | :::[[Lappet-faced vulture]], ''Torgos tracheliotus'' |
| | + | **Genus ''Trigonoceps'' |
| | + | :::[[White-headed vulture]], ''Trigonoceps occipitalis'' |
| | + | *Subfamily [[Gypaetinae]] |
| | + | **Genus ''Gypaetus'' |
| | + | :::[[Lammergeier]], ''Gypaetus barbatus'' |
| | + | **Genus ''Gypohierax'' |
| | + | :::[[Palm-nut vulture]], ''Gypohierax angolensis'' |
| | + | **Genus ''Neophron'' |
| | ::[[Egyptian vulture]], ''Neophron percnopterus'' | | ::[[Egyptian vulture]], ''Neophron percnopterus'' |
| − | *Genus ''Sarcogyps'''
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| − | ::[[Red-headed vulture]], ''Sarcogyps calvus''
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| − | *Genus ''Torgos'''
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| − | ::[[Lappet-faced vulture]], ''Torgos tracheliotus''
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| − | *Genus ''Trigonoceps'''
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| − | ::[[White-headed vulture]], ''Trigonoceps occipitalis''
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| | [[Category:Birds of Prey]][[Category:Birds]] | | [[Category:Birds of Prey]][[Category:Birds]] |