Ukugyps

Ukugyps; Temporal range: Pleistocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Accipitriformes
Family:	Cathartidae
Genus:	† Ukugyps
Species:	†U. orcesi
Binomial name
	†Ukugyps orcesi; Lo Coco et. al., 2024

Last updated September 22, 2025

Ukugyps is an extinct genus of vulture from the family of cathartids, with a single species that lived during the Pleistocene epoch in what is today South America in Ecuador.

Distribution

Ukugyps orcesi It is distributed only in Ecuador.^[1]

References

↑ Lo Coco, Gastón E.; Agnolín, Federico L.; Román Carrión, José Luis (29 October 2024). "New records of Pleistocene birds of prey from Ecuador" . Journal of Ornithology . 166 (2): 495–509. doi:10.1007/s10336-024-02229-1. ISSN 2193-7192 . Retrieved 1 March 2025– via Springer Nature Link.

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[1] Lo Coco, Gastón E.; Agnolín, Federico L.; Román Carrión, José Luis (29 October 2024). "New records of Pleistocene birds of prey from Ecuador" . Journal of Ornithology . 166 (2): 495–509. doi:10.1007/s10336-024-02229-1. ISSN 2193-7192 . Retrieved 1 March 2025– via Springer Nature Link.

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