Cathartidae
Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Cathartidae
- New World vultures
- A taxonomic family within the order Accipitriformes.
- (obsolete) 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
Hyponyms
- (family): Cathartes, Coragyps, Gymnogyps, Sarcoramphus, Vultur – extant genera
References
- Cathartidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Cathartidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Cathartidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN