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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Cathartidae .
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Examples
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The steep walls of the Juanambú and Guaitara rivers were the nesting place of a relict population of the Andean Condor Vultur gryphus, today extinct in the region.
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Birds include the Adean condor (Vultur gryphus), Rufous-collared sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis), Fuegian Snipe (Gallinago stricklandii), and frailejón (Libanothamnus glossophyllus).
Santa Marta páramo 2008
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An ancient city planted in the shadow of an extinct volcano, majestic Mount Vultur modern Vulture, Venusia had been a Roman colony for two hundred years.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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Aquila was known to the Romans as Vultur volans the 'Flying Vulture'.
Kid's Astronomy: Celestial Birds Migrate West? | Universe Today 2009
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Populations of the Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus) for example appear to have declined since the building of roads.
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An ancient city planted in the shadow of an extinct volcano, majestic Mount Vultur modern Vulture, Venusia had been a Roman colony for two hundred years.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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Noteworthy species include lesser rhea Pterocnemia pennata, Andean condor Vultur gryphus, which form nesting and roosting colonies called condoreras, torrent duck Merganetta armata, black-throated finch Melanodera melanodera, and others.
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An ancient city planted in the shadow of an extinct volcano, majestic Mount Vultur modern Vulture, Venusia had been a Roman colony for two hundred years.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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The region is home to the spectacular Andean condor (Vultur gryphus), one of the largest flying birds on Earth.
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An ancient city planted in the shadow of an extinct volcano, majestic Mount Vultur modern Vulture, Venusia had been a Roman colony for two hundred years.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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