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California Condor

Gymnogyps californianus(Shaw, G, 1797)

English (US) California Condor

Previously extinct in the wild, reintroduced

The California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cathartidae (New World Vultures) in the order Cathartiformes.

Range: formerly southern California; extinct in the wild, then reintroduced mainly into Pinnacles and Big Sur National Parks (central California), Los Padres and Sespe areas (southern California), San Pedro Martir (northern Baja California); and Grand Canyon and Zion National Parks areas (northern Arizona)Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Gymnogyps californianus
IUCN Red List
Critically Endangered
English (US)
California Condor
Described by
(Shaw, G, 1797)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Vultur californianus
Described by
(Shaw, G, 1797)
Type locality
coast of California.
Original description
The naturalist's miscellany 9, no.1 pl.301,text

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 7 species of the family Cathartidae