Ukugyps

Ukugyps
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Cathartidae
Genus: †
Species:
†U. orcesi
Binomial name
†Ukugyps orcesi
Lo Coco et. al., 2024

Ukugyps is an extinct genus of cathartid that lived during the Pleistocene epoch.

Distribution

Ukugyps orcesi is known from Ecuador.[1]

References

  1. ^ Lo Coco, Gastón E.; Agnolín, Federico L.; Román Carrión, José Luis (29 October 2024). "New records of Pleistocene birds of prey from Ecuador". Journal of Ornithology. 166 (2): 495–509. doi:10.1007/s10336-024-02229-1. ISSN 2193-7192. Retrieved 1 March 2025 – via Springer Nature Link.


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