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  2. List of birds of Alberta - Wikipedia

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    The New World vultures are not closely related to Old World vultures, but superficially resemble them because of convergent evolution. Like the Old World vultures, they are scavengers. However, unlike Old World vultures, which find carcasses by sight, New World vultures have a good sense of smell with which they locate carcasses. [8]: 131–133

  3. Turkey vulture - Wikipedia

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    The turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) is the most widespread of the New World vultures. [2] One of three species in the genus Cathartes of the family Cathartidae, the turkey vulture ranges from southern Canada to the southernmost tip of South America. It inhabits a variety of open and semi-open areas, including subtropical forests, shrublands ...

  4. List of birds of Canada - Wikipedia

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    The New World vultures are not closely related to Old World vultures, but superficially resemble them because of convergent evolution. Like the Old World vultures, they are scavengers. However, unlike Old World vultures, which find carcasses by sight, New World vultures have a good sense of smell with which they locate carcasses.

  5. Vulture - Wikipedia

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    A vulture is a bird of prey that scavenges on carrion.There are 23 extant species of vulture (including condors). [2] Old World vultures include 16 living species native to Europe, Africa, and Asia; New World vultures are restricted to North and South America and consist of seven identified species, all belonging to the Cathartidae family.

  6. Condor - Wikipedia

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    Condor Temporal range: Late Pliocene – Holocene Andean condor soaring over southern Peru's Colca Canyon Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Accipitriformes Family: Cathartidae Genera Vultur Gymnogyps Condor is the common name for two species of New World vultures, each in a monotypic genus. The name derives from the Quechua kuntur ...

  7. Cathartiformes - Wikipedia

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    Turkey vulture, [6] Cathartes aura (Greek katartes, “purifier”, aura, from Latin aurum, “gold”), can be described as large brownish-black vultures with two-toned colors on the underside of their wings. Grown adults will have a red head. There are three other subspecies of turkey vulture located throughout North and Central America.

  8. Old World vulture - Wikipedia

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    More than half of the Old World vulture species are listed as vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered by the IUCN Red List. [9] Population declines are caused by a variety of threats that vary by species and region, with most notable declines in Asia due to diclofenac use. [9]

  9. Bluerock Wildland Provincial Park - Wikipedia

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    The park is in the Alberta foothills so the terrain is small, domed mountains, ridges and valleys. The Sheep River valley runs through the center of the park. Elevations range from a high of 2,789 m (9,150 ft) at the peak of Bluerock Mountain in the far northwest to a low of 1,322 m (4,337 ft) in the valley of the Sheep River where it exits the ...