Neophron percnopterus Linnaeus 1758 (Egyptian vulture)

Aves - Accipitriformes - Accipitridae

Alternative combinations: Neophron perenopterus, Vultur percnopterus

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 Neophron according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Amadon 1977, Jaume et al. 1993 and Linnaeus 1758

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: volant carnivore

Distribution: found only at Bujero del Silo, La Gomera (Quaternary of Spain)

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