Vultur

{{Short description|Genus of birds}}

{{not to be confused with|Vulture}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = AndeanCondor57.jpg

| image_caption = Andean condor (Vultur gryphus)

| fossil_range = Early Pliocene - Recent

| taxon = Vultur

| authority = Linnaeus, 1758

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision =

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Vultur is a genus of New World vulture that contains two species, an extant species, the Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) and the fossil species Vultur messii from the early Pliocene of Argentina.{{Cite journal|last1=Degrange |first1=F. J. |last2=Bonini |first2=R. A. |last3=Georgieff |first3=S. M. |last4=Ibañez |first4=L. M. |year=2023 |title=A new fossil condor (Aves, Cathartiformes) from the Early Pliocene of Catamarca province, Argentina |journal=Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology |pages=1–6 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2023.2288612 |s2cid=266076044 }}

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Category:Cathartidae

Category:Bird genera with one living species

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