Cathartiformes
thumb|thumbtime=82|Turkey vultures coming in to the same roost they use for the season.
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Америка́нские гри́фы, или гри́фы Но́вого Све́та, или катартиды (лат. Cathartiformes) — отряд хищных птиц из подкласса новонёбных (Neognathae). В настоящее время отряд является монотипическим. В его состав входят семейство американских грифов (Cathartidae) и ископаемое семейство Teratornithidae.
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thumb|thumbtime=82|Turkey vultures coming in to the same roost they use for the season.
Cathartiformes is a former order of scavenging birds which included the New World vultures and the now-extinct Teratornithidae. Unlike many Old World vultures, Cathartiformes lack talons and musculature in their feet suitable for seizing prey. In the past, they were considered to be a sister group to the storks of the order Ciconiiformes based on DNA–DNA hybridization and morphology. However, a 2021 analysis of mitochondrial genes suggested a stronger phylogenetic relationship between Cathartiformes and Accipitriformes, and they are now normally included within the Accipitriformes as the family Cathartidae.
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