Sarcorhamphus — noun usually containing only the king vulture • Syn: ↑genus Sarcorhamphus • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Cathartidae, ↑family Cathartidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Sarcorhamphus papa — noun large black and white vulture of South America and Central America; have colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances on head and neck • Syn: ↑king vulture • Hypernyms: ↑New World vulture, ↑cathartid • Member Holonyms: ↑Sarcorhamphus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Sarcorhamphus papa — King King, n. [AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. k[ o]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See {Kin} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bird genus — noun a genus of birds • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Protoavis, ↑genus Archaeopteryx, ↑genus Archeopteryx, ↑genus Sinornis, ↑genus Ibero mesornis, ↑gen … Useful english dictionary
Cathartidae — noun condors; turkey buzzards; king vultures • Syn: ↑family Cathartidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Falconiformes, ↑order Falconiformes • Member Mero … Useful english dictionary
family Cathartidae — noun condors; turkey buzzards; king vultures • Syn: ↑Cathartidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Falconiformes, ↑order Falconiformes • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
king vulture — noun large black and white vulture of South America and Central America; have colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances on head and neck • Syn: ↑Sarcorhamphus papa • Hypernyms: ↑New World vulture, ↑cathartid • Member Holonyms: ↑Sarcorhamphus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
New World vulture — New World vultures Turkey Vulture Scientific classification … Wikipedia
King Vulture — Taxobox name = King Vulture status = LC status system = iucn3.1 status ref = image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Incertae sedis (disputed) familia = Cathartidae genus = Sarcoramphus genus authority =… … Wikipedia
List of extinct birds — This page refers only to birds that have gone extinct since the year 1500 A.D./C.E. and usually were subject to scientific study while alive.Since 1500, over 190 species of birds have become extinct, and this rate of extinction seems to be… … Wikipedia