Ukugyps
| Ukugyps Temporal range:
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Cathartidae |
| Genus: | † |
| Species: | †U. orcesi
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| Binomial name | |
| †Ukugyps orcesi Lo Coco et. al., 2024
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Ukugyps is an extinct genus of cathartid that lived during the Pleistocene epoch.
Distribution
Ukugyps orcesi is known from Ecuador.[1]
References
- ^ 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.