Kuntur

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

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

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.

References

  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.