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black vulture (Coragyps atratus), king vulture (Sarcoramphus papa), turkey vulture (Cathartes aura), Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), Andean condor (Vultur gryphus)
| Subject: | black vulture (Coragyps atratus), king vulture (Sarcoramphus papa), turkey vulture (Cathartes aura), Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), Andean condor (Vultur gryphus)
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Description
English: Chart with drawings of five birds of prey.
Caption:
1 The Carrion Crow (Catharista atrata) = American black vulture (Coragyps atratus)
2 The King Vulture (Sarcorhamphus papa) = king vulture (Sarcoramphus papa)
3 The Turkey Buzzard (Catharista aura) = turkey vulture (Cathartes aura)
4 The Pileated Vulture (Neophron pileatus) = Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus)
5 The Condor (Sarcorhamphus gryphus) = Andean condor (Vultur gryphus)
Date published 1920
Source The Encyclopedia Americana, v. 3, 1920, facing p. 732.
Author unknown artist(s)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Americana_1920_Birds_-_birds_of_prey.jpg
The black vulture (Coragyps atratus) also known as the American black vulture, is a bird in the New World vulture family whose range extends from the southeastern United States to Central Chile and Uruguay in South America.
The king vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) is a large bird found in Central and South America. It is a member of the New World vulture family Cathartidae.
The Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), also called the white scavenger vulture or pharaoh's chicken, is a small Old World vulture and the only member of the genus Neophron.
The turkey vulture (Cathartes aura), also known in some North American regions as the turkey buzzard (or just buzzard), and in some areas of the Caribbean as the John crow or carrion crow, is the most widespread of the New World vultures.
The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) is a South American bird in the New World vulture family Cathartidae and is the only member of the genus Vultur. Found in the Andes mountains and adjacent Pacific coasts of western South America, the Andean condor is the largest flying bird in the world by combined measurement of weight and wingspan. |
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