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There are 7 species of New World Vultures. They belong to the family Cathartidae.
Find the exact locations for each species from The Peregrine Fund, Global Raptor Information Network: www.globalraptors.org/grin/speciesLookup.asp?lid=5 |
Central Canada
Turkey Vulture |
USA
Turkey Vulture Black Vulture California Condor |
Central America
Turkey Vulture Black Vulture California Condor Lesser Yellow-Headed Vulture |
South America
Turkey Vulture Black Vulture Andean Condor Greater Yellow-Headed Vulture Lesser Yellow-Headed Vulture |
Caribbean
Turkey Vulture Black Vulture |
 Jerry Kirkheart CC BY 2.0 www.flickr.com/photos/
jkirkhart35/6209252348
California Condor
Scientific name: Gymnogyps californianus Critically Endangered  ZakVTA CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
www.flickr.com/photos/
isaachsieh/3596034090
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Black Vulture
Scientific name: Coragyps atratus  Jackie Finn-Irwin CC BY 2.0
www.flickr.com/photos/
jfinnirwin/6215715996
Andean Condor Female
Scientific name: Vultur gryphus Near Threatened 
Mark Dumont CC BY 2.0
http://commons.wikimedia.org/
wiki/File:Vultur_gryphus
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Lesser Yellow Headed Vulture
Scientific Name: Cathartes burrovianus  Arjan Haverxamp CC BY 2.0 www.flickr.com/photos/
ajhaverkamp/2335579072
Andean Condor Male
Scientific name: Vultur gryphus 
Mark Dumont CC BY 2.0 www.flickr.com/photos/
wcdumonts/9544053167
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Greater Yellow Headed Vulture
Scientific Name: Cathartes melambrotus  Carlos, Harmony on Planet Earth
CC BY 2.0
King Vulture
Scientific name: Sarcoramphus papa 
a m lewis CC BY 2.0
www.flickr.com/photos/a-m-lewis
/4962095420
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