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Aegypius

Reptilia - Accipitriformes - Accipitridae

Taxonomy
Aegypius was named by Savigny (1809). It is extant.

It was assigned to Aegypiinae by Zhang et al. (2010); and to Accipitridae by Amadon (1977), Mlikovsky (2002), Walker and Dyke (2006) and Clements et al. (2017).

Species

Synonyms
  • Sarcogyps was named by Lesson (1842). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Aegypius by Amadon (1977).
  • Torgos was named by Kaup (1828). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Aegypius by Amadon (1977).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1809Aegypius Savigny
1828Torgos Kaup
1842Sarcogyps Lesson
1977Aegypius Amadon p. 416
2002Aegypius Mlikovsky p. 190
2006Aegypius Walker and Dyke p. 95
2010Aegypius Zhang et al. p. 406
2017Aegypius Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
orderAccipitriformesVieillot 1816
familyAccipitridaeViellot 1816
subfamilyAegypiinae
genusAegypiusSavigny 1809

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.

G. Aegypius Savigny 1809
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Aegypius monachus Linnaeus 1766 [cinereous vulture]
Invalid names: Sarcogyps Lesson 1842 [synonym], Torgos Kaup 1828 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available