Different Types and Species Of Vulture

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Turkey Vulture Scientific Name: Cathartes aura Family: Cathartidae Other Name: turkey buzzard (in some North American areas), John or carrion crow (in Caribbean areas)

Black Vulture Scientific Name: Coragyps atratus Family‎: ‎Cathartidae Other Name: American black vulture

Griffon Vulture Scientific Name: Gyps fulvus Family‎: ‎Accipitridae Other Name: Eurasian griffon

Bearded Vulture Scientific Name: Gypaetus barbatus Family: Accipitridae Other Name: Lammergeier, ossifrage

Andean Condor Scientific Name: Vultur gryphus Family: Cathartidae

King Vulture Scientific Name: Sarcoramphus papa Family‎: ‎Cathartidae

Egyptian Vulture Scientific Name: Neophron percnopterus Family‎: ‎Accipitridae Other Name: white scavenger vulture, pharaoh's chicken

Indian Vulture Scientific Name: Gyps indicus Family: Accipitridae

California Condor Scientific Name: Gymnogyps californianus Family: Cathartidae

Hooded Vulture Scientific Name: Necrosyrtes monachus Family‎: ‎Accipitridae

Cinereous Vulture Scientific Name: Aegypius monachus Family‎: ‎Accipitridae Other Name: Monk vulture, Eurasian black vulture

Himalayan Vulture Scientific Name: Gyps himalayensis Family‎: ‎Accipitridae Other Name: Himalayan griffon vulture

White-backed Vulture Scientific Name: Gyps africanus Family‎: ‎Accipitridae

Ruppell's Vulture Scientific Name: Gyps rueppellii Family: Accipitridae Other Name: Ruppell's griffon vulture