Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
New World Vultures (Cathartidae) · Cathartiformes (Cathartiformes)
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| Specie | Confusioni |
|---|---|
| Black Vulture Coragyps atratus | 4 |
| Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni | 3 |
| Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus | 2 |
| Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus | 1 |
| Mignattaio Plegadis falcinellus | 1 |
Famiglia
Cathartidae, commonly known as New World vultures and condors, are a family of birds of prey consisting of seven extant species in five genera. It includes five extant vultures and two extant condors found in the Americas. They are known as "New World" vultures to distinguish them from Old World vultures, with which the Cathartidae does not form a single clade despite the two being similar in appearance and behavior as a result of convergent evolution.
Ordine
Cathartiformes is a former order of scavenging birds which included the New World vultures and the now-extinct Teratornithidae. Unlike many Old World vultures, Cathartiformes lack talons and musculature in their feet suitable for seizing prey. In the past, they were considered to be a sister group to the storks of the order Ciconiiformes based on DNA–DNA hybridization and morphology.