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Vultures
Vultures are scavengers. They feed mainly on carrion, the carcasses of dead animals.
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List of vultures
african vultures
Eurasian Black vulture
griffon vulture
griffon vulture
griffon vulture in flight
hooded vultures
indian vulture
Lappet-faced Vulture
Red-headed Vulture
Ruppells Vulture
white-headed vulture
There are two distinct families of vultures.
The New World vultures are those which inhabit the American continents. There are 15 species of Old World Vultures.
| Genus Coragyps | Black Vulture Coragyps atratus |
| Genus Cathartes | Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura |
| Genus Cathartes | Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus |
| Genus Cathartes | Greater Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes melambrotus |
| Genus Gymnogyps | California Condor Gymnogyps californianus |
| Genus Vultur | Andean Condor Vultur gryphus |
| Genus Sarcorhamphus | King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa |
The Old World vultures are those elsewhere in the world. There are 7 species of Old World Vultures which includes eagles, buzzards, kites, and hawks.
| Name | Category |
| Eurasian Black Vulture, Monk Vulture, or Cinereous vulture | Aegypius monachus |
| Lammergeier or Bearded Vulture | Gypaetus barbatus |
| Palm-nut Vulture | Gypohierax angolensis |
| Griffon Vulture | Gyps fulvus |
| Indian White-rumped Vulture | Gyps bengalensis |
| Rüppell's Vulture | Gyps rueppelli |
| Long-billed Vulture | Gyps indicus |
| Slender-billed Vulture | Gyps tenuirostris |
| Himalayan Griffon Vulture | Gyps himalayensis |
| White-backed Vulture | Gyps africanus |
| Cape Griffon | Gyps coprotheres |
| Hooded Vulture | Necrosyrtes monachus |
| Egyptian Vulture | Neophron percnopterus |
| Red-headed Vulture | Sarcogyps calvus |
| Lappet-faced Vulture | Torgos tracheliotus |
| White-headed Vulture | Trigonoceps occipitalis |