新大陆秃鹫，又称新世界秃鹰或新域鹫，是属于美洲鹫科（或新域鹫科）的鸟类。当中包含了在美洲温带生活的5种秃鹫及2种神鹰。除了美洲鹫属外，所有其下的属都是单型的。

新大陆秃鹫在基因上与外表相似的旧大陆秃鹫并非近亲，牠们之间的相似性是来自趋同演化，而牠们之间的分野则却仍在讨论及研究中。牠们在新近纪都是广泛分布在旧世界及北美洲的。

秃鹫是吃腐肉的，很多时都是吃已死去的动物尸体。新大陆秃鹫有良好的嗅觉，但旧大陆秃鹫却是凭视觉来寻找尸体。牠们的特征是头上完全没有羽毛。

The New World vulture or condor family Cathartidae contains seven species in five genera, all but one of which are monotypic. It includes five vultures and two condors found in warm and temperate areas of the Americas. The "New World" vultures were widespread in both the Old World and North America during the Neogene.