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Sarcoramphus papa (king vulture)
Taxonomy
Vultur papa was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.
It was recombined as Sarcoramphus papa by Duméril (1805), Amadon (1977), del Hoyo et al. (2014), Clements et al. (2017).
It was recombined as Sarcoramphus papa by Duméril (1805), Amadon (1977), del Hoyo et al. (2014), Clements et al. (2017).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1758 | Vultur papa Linnaeus p. 86 |
| 1805 | Sarcoramphus papa Duméril |
| 1977 | Sarcoramphus papa Amadon p. 414 |
| 2014 | Sarcoramphus papa del Hoyo et al. |
| 2017 | Sarcoramphus papa Clements et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Sarcoramphus papa Linnaeus 1758 [king vulture]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Marsh 1875, Naka 2004, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available