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Gyps  Savigny, 1809
Taxonomic Serial No.: 175484

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2011   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria   
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderAccipitriformes  – éperviers, Hawks  
                            FamilyAccipitridae Vigors, 1824 – Eagles, Hawks, Kites, aigles, buses, éperviers  
                               GenusGyps Savigny, 1809  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Gyps africanus Salvadori, 1865 – White-backed Vulture 
                                  Species Gyps bengalensis (Gmelin, 1788) – White-rumped Vulture 
                                  Species Gyps coprotheres (J. R. Forster, 1798) – Cape Vulture 
                                  Species Gyps fulvus (Hablizl, 1783) – Griffon Vulture 
                                  Species Gyps himalayensis Hume, 1869 – Himalayan Vulture 
                                  Species Gyps indicus (Scopoli, 1786) – Indian Vulture 
                                  Species Gyps rueppellii (A. E. Brehm, 1852) – Rüppell's Vulture 
                                  Species Gyps tenuirostris G. R. Gray, 1844 – Slender-billed Vulture 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Gyps    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Gyps   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2011.02.25, website (version 25-Feb-11)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: "Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
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