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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.
The California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) was studied on about 900 field days between 1966 and 1976. In addition, some 1,000 items of literature, specimen records from 56 museums, and 3,500 reports of condor sitings by cooperators were analyzed.
Gymnogyps californianus
The California condor is the largest flying bird in North America. Its wings may stretch nearly 10 feet from tip to tip. When in flight, this huge bird glides on air currents to soar as high as...
29 maj 2024 · The population of California Condors have slowly been rising, after a sharp decline from the 1930s- early 1980s to a population of 22. Since 1983, through captive-breeding and reintroduction practices, the condor species has been making a come-back.
The first nesting in central California by free flying condors in over a 100 years was documented in 2006. A Big Sur condor pair was found nesting in the burned-out cavity of a Coast Redwood tree. The condor population (wild and captive) has steadily increased, reaching over 460 in 2017 (with 170 wild condors in California).
20 sie 2024 · 1950s: California Condors confined to southern California; 1953: Carl Koford completes the first major natural history study of the California Condor; 1967: First national protections under U.S. Endangered Species Preservation Act Designated an endangered species; Later, received additional protections under U.S. Endangered Species Act of 1973
