New World vultures ~ The New World vultures and condors found in warm and temperate areas of the Americas are not closely related to the superficially similar Accipitridae, but belong in the family Cathartidae, which is quite close to the storks. From Wordnik.com. [The News is NowPublic.com - NowPublic.com: The News is Now Public] Reference
Cathartidae and is the only member of the genus Vultur. From Wordnik.com. [Indian Buzz Remixed] Reference
American bird in the New World vulture family Cathartidae and is the. From Wordnik.com. [Indian Buzz Remixed] Reference
Cathartidae -- the taxonomic family the condor, like the smaller turkey vulture, belongs to -- means purifier. From Wordnik.com. [North Coast Journal Comments] Reference
(Old-World vultures; New-World vultures, by the way, are in another family, Cathartidae), Machaerhamphinae (the African bat hawk), and Pandioninae (the osprey). From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol IV No 3] Reference
Cathartidae. From Wordnik.com. [Bird lists] Reference
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