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A particular characteristic of many vultures is a bald ], devoid of ]s. This is because a feathered head would become spattered with ] and other fluids, and thus be difficult to keep clean. A particular characteristic of many vultures is a bald ], devoid of ]s. This is because a feathered head would become spattered with ] and other fluids, and thus be difficult to keep clean.


Species include Species are:


* Order: Accipitriformes
*] or '''Bearded Vulture''', ''Gypaetus barbatus''
** Family: Accipitridae

*** Subfamily: Aegypiini
⚫ *] ''Gyps fulvus''
*], ''Gyps bengalensis'' **** ] or '''Bearded Vulture''', ''Gypaetus barbatus''
*], ''Gyps rueppelli'' **** ] ''Gyps fulvus''
*] ''Gyps indicus'' **** ], ''Gyps bengalensis''
*] ''Gyps himalayensis'' **** ], ''Gyps rueppelli''
*], ''Gyps africanus'' **** ] ''Gyps indicus''
*Cape Griffon, ''Gyps coprotheres'' **** ] ''Gyps himalayensis''
⚫ **** ], ''Gyps africanus''
**** Cape Griffon, ''Gyps coprotheres''
*], ''Trogos tracheliotus'' **** ], ''Trogos tracheliotus''

*] or '''Monk Vulture''', ''Aegypius monachus'' **** ] or '''Monk Vulture''', ''Aegypius monachus''
**** ], ''Neophron percnopterus''

*], ''Neophron percnopterus'' **** ], ''Gypohierax angolensis''
⚫ **** ], ''Necrosyrtes monachus''

*], ''Gypohierax angolensis'' **** White-headed Vulture, ''Trigonoceps occipitalis''
⚫ **** Red-headed Vulture, ''Sarcogyps calvus''

⚫ *], ''Necrosyrtes monachus''
*White-headed Vulture, ''Trigonoceps occipitalis''

⚫ *Red-headed Vulture, ''Sarcogyps calvus''

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Old World vultures
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Accipitriformes
Family†:Accipitridae
Genera

Gypaetus 

Gyps   

Trogos   

Aegypius   

Neophron   

Gypohierax   

Necrosyrtes
† see also: Accipitridae

Old World vultures belong to the order Accipitriformes, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks.

They are not at all closely related to the superficially similar New World vultures and condors, and do not share that group’s good sense of smell. The similarities between the two groups are due to convergent evolution rather than a close relationship.

Vultures are scavenging birds, feeding mostly from carcasses of dead animals. Old World vultures find carcasses exclusively by sight.

A particular characteristic of many vultures is a bald head, devoid of feathers. This is because a feathered head would become spattered with blood and other fluids, and thus be difficult to keep clean.

Species are: