Resumen
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.
| Título traducido de la contribución | The vultures, scavenger birds of the Old World and New World |
|---|---|
| Idioma original | Español |
| Número de artículo | e21337 |
| Publicación | Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru |
| Volumen | 32 |
| N.º | 5 |
| DOI | |
| Estado | Publicada - 27 oct. 2021 |
| Publicado de forma externa | Sí |
Nota bibliográfica
Publisher Copyright:© Los autores. Este artículo es publicado por la Rev Inv Vet Perú de la Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Este es un artículo de acceso abierto, distribuido bajo los términos de la licencia Creative Commons Atribución 4.0 Internacional (CC BY 4.0) [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es] que permite el uso, distribución y reproducción en cualquier medio, siempre que la obra original sea debidamente citada de su fuente original
Palabras clave
- Birds of the New World
- Birds of the Old World
- Scavengers
- Vultures