New World Vultures
Cathartiformes
The order Cathartiformes of raptors or birds of prey includes the New World vultures and the now extinct Teratornithidae. Sometimes these raptors are classified in the related order Accipitriformes (which include the like eagles and hawks), but they are now considered a separate but closely related order. 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.
2 branches of this order, most-observed first · about 7 known species
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Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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Every page naming Cathartiformes in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 559244.