Editing Vulture (section)

== New World ==
{{Main|New World vulture}}

[[File:(Coragyps atratus) black vulture wake at road kill - wiki.jpg|alt=(Coragyps atratus) American black vulture wake at road kill|thumb|American black vultures congregated at [[roadkill]] ]]

The [[New World vulture]]s and [[condor]]s found in warm and temperate areas of the [[Americas]] belong to the family [[Cathartidae]]. Recent DNA evidence suggests that they should be included within order [[Accipitriformes]] along with birds of prey including hawks, eagles, and Old World vultures {{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}. Several species have a good sense of smell, unusual for [[Birds of prey|raptors]], and are able to smell dead animals from great heights, up to a mile away. The seven species are:

* [[Black vulture]] ''Coragyps atratus'' in South America and north to the US
* [[Turkey vulture]] ''Cathartes aura'' throughout the Americas to southern Canada
* [[Lesser yellow-headed vulture]] ''Cathartes burrovianus'' in South America and north to Mexico
* [[Greater yellow-headed vulture]] ''Cathartes melambrotus'' in the [[Amazon Basin]] of tropical South America
* [[California condor]] ''Gymnogyps californianus'' in California, formerly widespread in the mountains of western North America
* [[Andean condor]] ''Vultur gryphus'' in the [[Andes]]
* [[King vulture]] ''Sarcoramphus papa'' from southern Mexico to northern Argentina