Aves - Cathartiformes - Cathartidae
Synonym: Catharista Vieillot 1816
Parent taxon: Cathartidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Amadon 1977, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Hay 1930, Lambrecht 1933, Miller 1909, Schultz and Howard 1935, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Breagyps, Cathartes, Cathartidarum, Cathartinae, Dryornis, Gigantohierax, Gymnogyps, Kuntur, Pliogyps, Sarcoramphus, Tapinopus, Vultur, Vulturinae
Subtaxa: Coragyps atratus Coragyps occidentalis Coragyps seductus Coragyps shastensis
Type: Vultur urubu
Ecology: volant carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (1 collection), Ecuador (1), Mexico (1), Peru (2), United States (23: California, Florida, Georgia, New Mexico), Venezuela (1)
Total: 29 collections including 30 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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