Vultur gryphus Linnaeus 1758 (Andean condor)

Aves - Cathartiformes - Cathartidae

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Vultur according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Amadon 1977, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Hay 1930 and Linnaeus 1758

Sister taxon: Vultur messii

Ecology: volant carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Bolivia (1 collection), Peru (1)

• Pliocene of Argentina (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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