California condor
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The California condor is a New World vulture and the largest North American land bird. It became extinct in the wild in 1987 when all remaining wild individuals were captured, but has since been reint
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Frederick Polydore Nodder's illustration accompanying George Shaw's 1797 species description
A California condor skull
Fossil of the extinct species Gymnogyps amplus from the La Brea Tar Pits
Condor
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Condor is the common name for two genera of New World vultures, each with one extant species. The name derives from the Quechua word for the Andean condor, kuntur. They are the largest flying land bir
California condor
…species. The condor is a scavenger and eats large amounts of carrion. It is one of the world's longest-living birds, with a lifespan of up to 60 years. Condor numbers dramatically declined in the 20th century due to agricultural chemicals (DDT), poaching, lead poisoning, and habitat destruction. A conservation…
Andean Condor Male
California Condor, Pinnacles National Park, San Benito, California, United States imported from i Naturalist photo 269648588
The king vulture has close affinities with condors
†Gymnogyps kofordi fossil skull cast, a species from Pleistocene Florida