Oscaravis

Oscaravis
Temporal range: -Pleistocene
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Teratornithidae
Genus: Oscaravis
Suarez & Olson, 2009
Species:
O. olsoni
Binomial name
Oscaravis olsoni
(Arredondo & Arredondo, 2002)
Synonyms

Teratornis olsoni Arredondo & Arredondo, 2002

Oscaravis is an extinct genus of large, predatory bird that inhabited what is now modern-day Cuba before going extinct at the end of the Pleistocene epoch. The sole species, Oscaravis olsoni (also known as the Cuban teratorn), was previously assigned to the genus Teratornis. However, it has recently been granted a new genus due to its ecological isolation from others in the teratorn family, as well as differences in size and possibly behavior. Although no exact measurements can be stated, due to recent archaeological findings and the comparison of Oscaravis bone lengths with that of other teratorns, it has been concluded Oscaravis would have been larger than Taubatornis but smaller than Cathartornis.