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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]]

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