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Gymnogyps californianus (California Condor)

Synonyms: Gymnogyps amplus; Pseudogryphus californianus; Vultur californianus
Language: Spanish

Wikipedia Abstract

The California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) is a New World vulture, the largest North American land bird. This condor became extinct in the wild in 1987 (all remaining wild individuals were captured), but the species has been reintroduced to northern Arizona and southern Utah (including the Grand Canyon area and Zion National Park), the coastal mountains of central and southern California, and northern Baja California. Although other are known, it is the only surviving member of the genus Gymnogyps. The species is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN.
View Wikipedia Record: Gymnogyps californianus

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Gymnogyps californianus

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
17
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
86
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 33.3903
EDGE Score: 6.31036
View EDGE Record: Gymnogyps californianus

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  18.629 lbs (8.45 kg)
Birth Weight [3]  185 grams
Breeding Habitat [2]  Chaparral, Temperate western forests
Wintering Geography [2]  Non-migrartory
Wintering Habitat [2]  Chaparral, Temperate western forests
Diet [4]  Carnivore (Vertebrates)
Diet - Scavenger [4]  100 %
Forages - Ground [4]  100 %
Clutch Size [5]  1
Clutches / Year [3]  2
Fledging [1]  6 months 13 days
Global Population (2017 est.) [2]  230
Incubation [3]  57 days
Maximum Longevity [3]  45 years
Raptor Research Conservation Priority [6]  36
Snout to Vent Length [1]  3.87 feet (118 cm)
Speed [7]  53.686 MPH (24 m/s)
Wing Span [8]  9.25 feet (2.82 m)
Female Maturity [3]  6 years
Male Maturity [3]  6 years

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Carrizo Plain Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve Ia 7550 California, United States  
Kern River Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve Ia 834 California, United States
Lake Mead National Recreation Area V 670229 Arizona, Nevada, United States
San Joaquin Biosphere Reserve 4527 California, United States  
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area V 38440 California, United States

Important Bird Areas

Name Location  IBA Criteria   Website   Climate   Land Use 
Marble Canyon USA A1
Zion National Park USA A1

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
California Floristic Province Mexico, United States No

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External References

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Citations

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1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
2Partners in Flight Avian Conservation Assessment Database, version 2017. Accessed on January 2018.
3de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774
4Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
5Jetz W, Sekercioglu CH, Böhning-Gaese K (2008) The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space PLoS Biol 6(12): e303. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060303
6Buechley ER, Santangeli A, Girardello M, et al. Global raptor research and conservation priorities: Tropical raptors fall prey to knowledge gaps. Divers Distrib. 2019;25:856–869. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12901
7Alerstam T, Rosén M, Bäckman J, Ericson PGP, Hellgren O (2007) Flight Speeds among Bird Species: Allometric and Phylogenetic Effects. PLoS Biol 5(8): e197. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0050197
8National Geographic Magazine - January 2016 - Vultures - Elizabeth Royte
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0