Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: New World Vultures :: California Condor

California Condor Gymnogyps californianus

Described by: Shaw (1798)
Alternate common name(s): Californian Condor
Old scientific name(s): Vultur californianus, Pseudogryphus californianus

Photographs

California, USA - Date unknown Courtesy of David Clendenen/USFWS  California, USA - Date unknown Courtesy of David Clendenen/USFWS  California, USA - 1993 Courtesy of David Clendenen/USFWS  California, USA - Date unknown Courtesy of Noel Snyder/USFWS  California, USA - Jul, 1999 © W. S. Clark 
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Range

Ex. sw. United States;
Restricted range;
C. coastal range of California, Lion Canyon of Los Padres National Forest.
Reintroduced into the Vermilion Cliffs area of n. Arizona. Prime viewing site: 3 miles off US 89A, which is one mile from Vermillion Cliffs.
Last reported from Oregon in the 1830's and from San Diego County and Baja in the 1930's.
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North America n. of Mexican border
Summer and Winter: sw. CAL and n. ARZ.

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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