Aves - Cathartiformes - Cathartidae
Parent taxon: Cathartidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Amadon 1977, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Hay 1930, Moreno and Mercerat 1891, Schultz and Howard 1935, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Breagyps, Cathartidarum, Cathartinae, Coragyps, Dryornis, Gymnogyps, Kuntur, Pliogyps, Sarcoramphus, Tapinopus, Vultur, Vulturinae
Subtaxa: Cathartes aura Cathartes burrovianus Cathartes fossilis Cathartes melambrotus
Type: Vultur aura
Ecology: volant carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (1 collection), the Bahamas (1), Ecuador (1), Mexico (1), Peru (1), United States (21: California, Florida, New Mexico, Virginia), Venezuela (1)
Total: 27 collections including 28 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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