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Historical records and remains indicate that the California Condor was once found across the entirety of the United States, from California to Florida and New York. Today the California Condor is found primarily in [[Big Sur Region]] and in southern Utah.  
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Historical records and remains indicate that the CC was once found across the United States, as well as southern Canada and northern Mexico.<ref name="Finkelstein"/>. By the mid-20th century the CC was largely confined to southern California. However, due to conservation efforts the CC is now found in the [[Big Sur Region]] and once again Arizona, Mexico, and southern Utah.  
  
California Condor's nesting habitats are from scrubby chaparral to forested mountain regions up to 6000 feet elevation.
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== Conservation ==
 
== Conservation ==

Revision as of 15:33, 28 February 2021

A species summary by the ENVS 560/L Watershed Systems class at CSUMB.

Classification

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Cathartiformes
Family Cathartidae
Genus Gymnogyps
Species G. californianus

Life History

The California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus)(CC) is the largest of the North American vultures and also the largest soaring land bird of the continent[1].

Habitat

Historical range

Historical records and remains indicate that the CC was once found across the United States, as well as southern Canada and northern Mexico.[1]. By the mid-20th century the CC was largely confined to southern California. However, due to conservation efforts the CC is now found in the Big Sur Region and once again Arizona, Mexico, and southern Utah.

Nesting

Unlike its .

Conservation

Conservation effort

The California Condor is under the critically endangered status. In 1987 there were only 27 Condors in the world. A captive breeding program, launched in 1980, had amazing success, allowing the reintroduction in 1992. By the end of the decade, there were 161 condors in the world. As of 2021, there are 518 California Condors in the wild but are still on the critically endangered species list.

California banned the use of lead ammunition in 2013, one of the leading threats to the California Condor.

Conservation groups

the Conservancy for the Range of the Condor is seeking to establish the Range of the Condor National Heritage Area.

Links

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Finkelstein M, Kuspa Z, Snyder NF, Schmitt NJ. California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus). Birds of the World. 2020 Mar 4 [accessed 2021 Feb 28]. https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/calcon/cur/introduction

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