Aves - Cathartiformes - Cathartidae
Alternative combination: Vultur aura
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 Cathartes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Amadon 1977, Broughton 2004, Campbell 1976, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Hamon 1959, Hay 1930, Linnaeus 1758, Miller and DeMay 1942, Olson et al. 1990, Schultz and Howard 1935, Steadman et al. 2003, Wetmore 1931, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Cathartes burrovianus, Cathartes fossilis, Cathartes melambrotus
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Bahamas (1 collection), Ecuador (1), Mexico (1), Peru (1), United States (21: California, Florida, New Mexico, Virginia)
Total: 25 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.