The vultures, scavenger birds of the Old World and New World

Authors

  • Pedro Ospina S. Laboratorio de Microbiología y Parasitología Veterinaria, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5545-446X
  • Mercy Ramírez V. Laboratorio de Microbiología y Parasitología Veterinaria, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4082-769X
  • Lenin Maturrano H. Laboratorio de Microbiología y Parasitología Veterinaria, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8819-7335

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v32i5.21337

Keywords:

vultures, scavengers, birds of the New World, birds of the Old World

Abstract

This paper reviews the existing information on the group of birds known as vultures, birds specialized in ingesting carrion, distributed in almost all continents and with similar physical characteristics and behaviors. The objective of the review is to present the global problems and threats to which this group of birds is subjected, mainly due to the anthropic effect, loss of their natural habitat, lead poisoning, and provoked or accidental poisoning, among other factors, that have caused their disappearance in various countries and have placed them on the brink of extinction. The current state of conservation and main threats of the two large groups, vultures of the Old and New World, are reviewed.

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Published

2021-10-27

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 5 (2021)

Section

Artículo de revisión

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Copyright (c) 2021 Pedro Ospina S., Mercy Ramírez V., Lenin Maturrano H.

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How to Cite

Ospina S., P., Ramírez V., M., & Maturrano H., L. (2021). The vultures, scavenger birds of the Old World and New World. Revista De Investigaciones Veterinarias Del Perú, 32(5), e21337. https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v32i5.21337