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Kuntur

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Kuntur
Temporal range: Tortonian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Cathartidae
Genus: Kuntur
Species:
K. cardenasi
Binomial name
Kuntur cardenasi
Stucchi et al., 2015[1]

Kuntur is an extinct monotypic genus of cathartid bird that lived in South America during the Tortonian stage of the Miocene epoch.[2]

Kuntur, the generic name, derives from the Quechua word for condor. The specific epithet refers to Santiago de Cárdenas, the first Peruvian naturalist to study condors.[3]

References

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  1. "Kuntur cardenasi Stucchi, Emslie, Varas-Malca & Urbina-Schmitt, 2015". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
  2. "PBDB Taxon". Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  3. Stucchi, Marcelo; Emslie, Steven D.; Varas-Malca, Rafael M.; Urbina-Schmitt, Mario (3 September 2015). "A new late Miocene condor (Aves, Cathartidae) from Peru and the origin of South American Condors". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 35 (5) e972507. doi:10.1080/02724634.2015.972507. ISSN 0272-4634. Retrieved 25 January 2026 via Taylor and Francis Online.