New World Vultures (Cathartidae)
California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) - HBW 2, p. 40
French: Condor de Californie
German: Kalifornischer Kondor
Spanish: Cóndor Californiano
Taxonomy: Vultur californianus Shaw, 1798, Monterey, California.
At one time placed in genus Pseudogryphus. Monotypic.
Distribution: Extinct in wild from 1987 to 1992. Captive population now being used for reintroduction to former range, in hills around San Joaquin Valley, California. Formerly occupied mountains of Pacific coast of North America.
- Critically Endangered Enlarge map
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A close-up of a second summer bird, on the ground. Locality San Diego Zoo, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 19 June 2012 35 weeks ago 19 sec 4 -
An adult walking and feeding, and then an immature bird stealing its food. Locality San Diego Zoo, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 19 June 2012 35 weeks ago 23 sec 4 -
A close-up of an adult feeding a rat. Locality San Diego Zoo, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 19 June 2012 35 weeks ago 26 sec 4 -
A juvenile bird changing perch on a trunk. Locality San Diego Zoo, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 19 June 2012 35 weeks ago 21 sec 3.8 -
An adult bird and a juvenile disputing and the juvenile flying off. Locality San Diego Zoo, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 19 June 2012 35 weeks ago 28 sec 3.8 -
An adult bird and a juvenile interacting on a trunk, in front of a third summer individual. Locality San Diego Zoo, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 19 June 2012 35 weeks ago 55 sec 3.8
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Condor with wing tag number 216 (yellow tag with the number 16 with 2 dots below number). I could tell that it is an adolescent
Locality Los Angeles County, California, USA (United States)
kg6dgm 22 April 2004 4 years ago 2.7 -
Hoovering
Locality Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA (United States)
oleicfrisbee 1 year ago 2.5 -
Wing-tagged released bird spotted on a cliff face at Big Sur.
Locality Big Sur, Monterey County, California, USA (United States)
Miriam Bauman 21 September 2005 2 years ago 2
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