California condor - Wikipedia
The California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) is a New World vulture and the largest North American land bird.
California Condor - All About Birds
The spectacular but endangered California Condor is the largest bird in North America. These superb gliders travel widely to feed on carcasses of deer, pigs, cattle, sea lions, whales, and other animals. Pairs nest in caves high on cliff faces.
California Condor
The California condor, Gymnogyps californianus, is one of the largest flying birds in the world. When it soars, the wings spread more than nine feet from tip to tip. Condors may weigh more than 20 pounds. The male Andean condor of South America is even larger than our California condor. Both are endangered species.
California condor | Wingspan, Habitat, Population, Endangered, …
2024年11月6日 · California condor, (genus Gymnogyps californianus), New World vulture (family Cathartidae) that is the largest species of land bird in North America. The California condor is listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, though its numbers have increased
California Condor - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
The California condor (Gymnogyps californianus), with a wingspan of 9.5 feet and weighing up to 25 pounds, is the largest land bird in North America. These majestic creatures historically ranged from California to Florida and Western Canada to Northern Mexico.
California Condor | Audubon Field Guide
A holdover from prehistoric times, the great condor is one of our largest and most magnificent birds -- and one of the rarest. Soaring over wilderness crags, feeding on carcasses of large dead animals, reproducing very slowly, it was not well suited to …
California Condor Identification - All About Birds
The spectacular but endangered California Condor is the largest bird in North America. These superb gliders travel widely to feed on carcasses of deer, pigs, cattle, sea lions, whales, and other animals. Pairs nest in caves high on cliff faces.
Understanding and Managing Condors - California Condors …
2023年4月5日 · Brought back from the brink of extinction in the mid 1980s, California condors have steadily increased their numbers, thanks to the tireless efforts of biologists, researchers, local landowners, ranchers, hunters, and many partner organizations.
California Condors (U.S. National Park Service)
2021年12月15日 · As the largest birds in North America, California condors are a spectacular sight as they soar overhead. An intensive recovery program brought them back from the brink of extinction and continues to boost their numbers.
California Condor | Audubon California
The California Condor is among the rarest and most imperiled birds in the world. Although it can be found in several southwestern states and in Mexico, it is a distinct part of California’s natural heritage, so much so that it was recently included as one …