Cathartidae

E51037
bird family taxon

Cathartidae is the family of New World vultures, including condors and related scavenging birds of prey found throughout the Americas.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Cathartidae canonical 13
Cathartiformes 4

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
bodyMassRange medium to very large birds of prey ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
commonName New World vultures ⓘ
conservationConcern some species critically endangered ⓘ
diet carrion ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Old World vultures ⓘ
distribution Caribbean ⓘ
Central America ⓘ
North America ⓘ
South America ⓘ
ecologicalRole scavenger ⓘ
feedingBehavior scavenger ⓘ
flightAdaptation broad wings for soaring ⓘ
flightBehavior soaring ⓘ
hasCharacteristic bald head ⓘ
hooked beak ⓘ
large wingspan ⓘ
strong sense of smell ⓘ
includesCommonGroup condors ⓘ
includesGenus Cathartes ⓘ
Coragyps ⓘ
Gymnogyps ⓘ
Gymnops ⓘ
Sarcoramphus ⓘ
Vultur ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
nativeTo Americas ⓘ
nestingBehavior does not build elaborate nests ⓘ
notableSpeciesStatus California condor ⓘ
surface form: Gymnogyps californianus is critically endangered
order Cathartidae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Cathartiformes
phylum Chordata ⓘ
primaryActivityPeriod diurnal ⓘ
representativeSpecies Cathartes ⓘ
surface form: Cathartes aura

Coragyps ⓘ
surface form: Coragyps atratus

California condor ⓘ
surface form: Gymnogyps californianus

Sarcoramphus ⓘ
surface form: Sarcoramphus papa

Vultur gryphus ⓘ
reproduction lays eggs on ground or cliff ledges or in cavities ⓘ
sensoryAdaptation well-developed olfactory sense in several species ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
thermoregulationBehavior urohydrosis ⓘ
typeGenus Cathartes ⓘ
typicalHabitat forests ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ
mountainous regions ⓘ
open areas ⓘ
savannas ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Accipitriformes → containsFamily → Cathartidae ⓘ
Cathartidae → order → Cathartidae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cathartiformes
California condor → family → Cathartidae ⓘ
California condor → order → Cathartidae ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cathartiformes
Andean condor → order → Cathartidae ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cathartiformes
Andean condor → family → Cathartidae ⓘ
Inopinaves → includes → Cathartidae ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cathartiformes
New World vultures → family → Cathartidae ⓘ
Cathartes → parentTaxon → Cathartidae ⓘ
Cathartes → family → Cathartidae ⓘ
Gymnogyps → parentTaxon → Cathartidae ⓘ
Gymnogyps → family → Cathartidae ⓘ
Gymnops → parentTaxon → Cathartidae ⓘ
Gymnops → family → Cathartidae ⓘ
Coragyps → parentTaxon → Cathartidae ⓘ
Coragyps → family → Cathartidae ⓘ
Sarcoramphus → family → Cathartidae ⓘ