| Breagyps | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Fossil | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cathartiformes |
| Family: | Cathartidae |
| Genus: | † Breagyps Miller, 1938 |
| Species: | †B. clarki |
| Binomial name | |
| †Breagyps clarki Miller, 1938 | |
Breagyps is an extinct genus of New World vulture in the family Cathartidae. [1]
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