California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus)

California Condor at the Condor Ridge exhibit of the San Diego Wild Animal Park.
Photograph by Chuck Szmurlo. Some rights reserved. (view image details)

California Condor | Gymnogyps californianus photo

Young California condor ready for flight
Photograph by Scott Frier, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. License: Public Domain. (view image details)

CALIFORNIA CONDOR FACTS

Conservation Status
The conservation status in the 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals is "critically endangered".

Classification

Class:	Aves
Order:	Ciconiiformes
Family:	Cathartidae
Genus:	Gymnogyps
Species:	californianus
Common Name:	California Condor

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