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<tr><th align="center" bgcolor=pink>'''Old World vultures'''</th></tr>
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<tr><th align="center" bgcolor=pink>'''Genera'''</th></tr>
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''Gypaetus'' <br>
''Gyps'' <br>
''Torgos'' <br>
''Aegypius'' <br>
''Neophron'' <br>
''Gypohierax'' <br>
''Necrosyrtes''
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Template:Taxobox begin Template:Taxobox begin placement Template:Taxobox regnum entry Template:Taxobox phylum entry Template:Taxobox classis entry Template:Taxobox ordo entry Template:Taxobox familia entry Template:Taxobox end placement Template:Taxobox section subdivision Gypaetus
Gyps
Torgos
Aegypius
Neophron
Gypohierax
Necrosyrtes Template:Taxobox end Old World vultures belong to the family Accipitridae, 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

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