Sarcoramphus papa Linnaeus 1758 (king vulture)
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Aves - Cathartiformes - Cathartidae
Alternative combination: Vultur papa
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 Sarcoramphus according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Amadon 1977, del Hoyo et al. 2014 and Linnaeus 1758
Sister taxa: Sarcoramphus fischeri, Sarcoramphus kernensis, Sarcorhamphus fossilis, Sarcorhamphus patruus
Ecology: volant carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Sarcoramphus papa in the database
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