Cathartidae

Translingual

Cathartes aura

Etymology

Cathartes +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Cathartidae

New World vultures
1. A taxonomic family within the order Accipitriformes.
2. A taxonomic family within the order Cathartiformes.

Hypernyms

(family in Accipitriformes): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Accipitriformes - order

References

Cathartidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cathartidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cathartidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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