- A
vulture is a bird of prey that
scavenges on carrion.
There are 23
extant species of
vulture (including Condors). Old
World vultures include 16 living...
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sequenced the
entire genome of the
cinereous genome.
Comparing the
vulture and the bald
eagle, will
allow the
study to find
positively selected genetic variations...
- The
turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) is the most
widespread of the New
World vultures. One of
three species in the
genus Cathartes of the
family Cathartidae...
- The palm-nut
vulture (Gypohierax angolensis) or
vulturine fish
eagle, is a
large bird of prey in the
family Accipitridae (which also
includes many other...
- from
Ancient Gr**** gupaietos, a
corrupt form of
hupaietos meaning "
eagle" or "
vulture". The
specific epithet barbatus is
Latin meaning "bearded" (from barba...
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related to the
Eurasian black vulture, an Old
World vulture, of the
family Accipitridae (which
includes raptors like the
eagles, hawks, kites, and harriers)...
- The
Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), also
called the
white scavenger vulture or pharaoh's chicken, is a
small Old
World vulture in the monotypic...
- also
includes eagles, buzzards, kites, and hawks. Old
World vultures are not
closely related to the
superficially similar New
World vultures and condors...
- feathers. Most
eagles are
larger than any
other raptors apart from some
vultures. The
smallest species of
eagle is the
South Nicobar serpent eagle (Spilornis...
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griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) is a
large Old
World vulture in the bird of prey
family Accipitridae. It is also
known as the
Griffon vulture, although...