Sarcoramphus

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Sarcoramphus is a genus of large New World vultures best known for the strikingly colored king vulture.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Sarcoramphus canonical 2
Sarcoramphus papa 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus
belongsToGroup New World vultures
class Aves
commonName New World vultures genus
containsTaxon Sarcoramphus papa
linked to: Sarcoramphus
diet carrion
distribution Central America
South America
southern Mexico
domain Eukaryota
linked to: Eukarya
ecologicalRole scavenger
family Cathartidae
firstDescribedBy André Marie Constant Duméril
firstDescriptionYear 1805
flightCapability soaring
habitat savannas
tropical lowland forests
hasCharacteristic bare, brightly colored head
large body size
strong hooked bill
hasSensoryAdaptation keen eyesight
well-developed sense of smell
kingdom Animalia
nativeTo Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
notableFor king vulture
order Cathartiformes
phylum Chordata
reproduction oviparous
scientificName Sarcoramphus
taxonRank genus
typeSpecies Sarcoramphus papa
usesNestingSite ground or cliff sites
tree cavities

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Cathartidae includesGenus Sarcoramphus
Cathartidae representativeSpecies Sarcoramphus papa
linked to: Sarcoramphus
Sarcoramphus containsTaxon Sarcoramphus papa
linked to: Sarcoramphus
Sarcoramphus scientificName Sarcoramphus