Sarcoramphus Dumeril 1806 (king vulture)
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Aves - Cathartiformes - Cathartidae
Alternative spelling: Sarcorhamphus
Parent taxon: Cathartidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Amadon 1977, Campbell 1979, Carroll 1988, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Lambrecht 1933, Moreno and Mercerat 1891, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Breagyps, Cathartes, Cathartidarum, Cathartinae, Coragyps, Dryornis, Gymnogyps, Kuntur, Pliogyps, Tapinopus, Vultur, Vulturinae
Subtaxa: Sarcoramphus fischeri Sarcoramphus kernensis Sarcoramphus papa Sarcorhamphus fossilis Sarcorhamphus patruus
Ecology: volant carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (1 collection), Peru (1), Venezuela (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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