Breagyps
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| Breagyps | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Cathartidae |
| Genus: | †Breagyps Miller, 1938 |
| Species: | †B. clarki
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| Binomial name | |
| †Breagyps clarki Miller, 1938
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Breagyps is an extinct genus of New World vulture in the family Cathartidae.[1]
The genus is named for the La Brea Tar Pits in California. B. clarki is one of three extinct vulture species, along with the extant Turkey vulture, with remains found in the tar pits.[2]
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