Vulture
Last update: Thursday 04th of December 2008
For other uses, see Vulture (disambiguation). | Vultures |
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Griffon vulture, Gyps fulvus | | Scientific classification |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
| | Phylum: | Chordata
| | Class: | Aves
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| | Families |
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Accipitridae (Aegypiinae) Cathartidae |
Vultures are scavenging birds, feeding mostly on the carcasses of dead animals. Vultures are found on every continent except Antarctica and Oceania. A particular characteristic of many vultures is a bald head, devoid of feathers. Research has shown that the bare skin may play an important role in thermoregulation. A group of vultures is occasionally called a venue, and when circling in the air a group of vultures is called a kettle. The word Geier (taken from the German language) does not have a precise meaning in ornithology, and it is occasionally used to refer to a vulture in English, as in some poetry.
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