New World Vultures
Order: Ciconiiformes. Family: Cathartidae
New World vultures are not closely related to Old World vultures, but superficially resemble them because of convergent evolution. Like the Old World vultures, they are scavengers; however, unlike Old World vultures, which find carcasses by sight, New World vultures have a good sense of smell with which they locate carcasses.
- Black Vulture, Coragyps atratus
- Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura
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