Summary ²

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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1. (c) David Baron, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/14869313@N00/3070052982
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathartes

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