Vultur

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Vultur is a genus of large New World vultures best known for including the Andean condor, one of the world’s largest flying birds.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Vultur gryphus 3
Condors 1
Vultur canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus
taxon
authority Linnaeus
linked to: Carl Linnaeus
belongsToClade New World vultures
class Aves
commonName vultures
containsTaxon Vultur gryphus
describedBy Carl Linnaeus
describedInYear 1758
diet carrion
ecologicalRole carrion recycler
scavenger
family Cathartidae
flightCapability soaring flight
geographicDistribution Andes Mountains
linked to: Andes

South America
habitat mountainous regions
open areas
hasCommonNameForSpecies Andean condor
hasConservationRelevance yes
hasExtantSpecies Vultur gryphus
hasLivingSpeciesCount 1
includesVeryLargeBirds true
isBestKnownFor including the Andean condor
isGenusOf New World vultures
isMonotypic true
kingdom Animalia
namedAfter Latin word "vultur" or "vulturius" meaning vulture
notableCharacteristic large wingspan in constituent species
notableSpecies Andean condor
order Cathartiformes
phylum Chordata
region Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
subfamily Cathartinae
linked to: Cathartidae
taxonomicStatus valid genus
taxonRank genus
typeSpecies Vultur gryphus
linked to: Vultur

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Andean condor genus Vultur
Andean condor binomialName Vultur gryphus
linked to: Vultur
Oxnard College hasMascot Condors
linked to: Vultur
Vultur typeSpecies Vultur gryphus
linked to: Vultur
Cathartiformes representativeSpecies Vultur gryphus
linked to: Vultur