Coragyps
Sign in to saveCoragyps is a genus of New World vulture that contains the black vulture (Coragyps atratus) and two extinct relatives.
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- Instance of
- monotypic taxon
- Parent taxon
- New World vulture
- Image
- Coragyps-atratus-001.jpg
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- taxon common name
- 黑美洲鷲
- taxon name
- Coragyps
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Coragyps
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Coragyps is a genus of New World vulture that contains the black vulture (Coragyps atratus) and two extinct relatives.
== Taxonomy == The genus Coragyps was introduced in 1853 by the French naturalist Emmanuel Le Maout to accommodate the black vulture.
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