Genus
Cathartes (Turkey and yellow-headed vultures)
Cathartes aura. Photo: (c) Maggie.Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
The genus Cathartes includes medium-sized to large carrion-feeding birds in the New World vulture (Cathartidae) family. The three species currently classified in this genus occur widely in the Americas.
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
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Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
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Class: Aves (Birds)
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Order: Cathartiformes (New world vultures)
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Family: Cathartidae (New world vultures)
- Genus: Cathartes (Turkey and yellow-headed vultures)
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Family: Cathartidae (New world vultures)
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Order: Cathartiformes (New world vultures)
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Class: Aves (Birds)
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Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
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Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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