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The California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) 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 reintroduced to northern Arizona and southern Utah (including the Grand Canyon area and Zion National Park), the coastal mountains of California, and northern Baja California ...
The California condor is critically endangered. It formerly ranged from Baja California to British Columbia, but by 1937 was restricted to California. [52] In 1987, all surviving birds were removed from the wild into a captive breeding program to ensure the species' survival. [52] In 2005, there were 127 Californian condors in the wild.
The extended wing bone measures 38.6–45 cm (15.2–17.7 in), the shortish tail measures 16–21 cm (6.3–8.3 in) and the relatively long tarsus measures 7–8.5 cm (2.8–3.3 in). [32] Its plumage is mainly glossy black. The head and neck are featherless, and the skin is dark gray and wrinkled. [34]
The turkey vulture has a large range, with an estimated global occurrence of 28,000,000 km 2 (11,000,000 sq mi). It is the most widely distributed vulture in the Americas and rivals its cousin the black vulture as the most abundant raptorial bird worldwide. [2] Its global population is estimated to be 18,000,000 individuals.
Colpocephalum californici, the California condor louse, [1] is an extinct species of chewing louse which parasitized the California condor (Gymnogyps californianus). In an example of coextinction , it became extinct when the remaining, Critically Endangered California condors were deloused and treated with pesticides during a captive breeding ...
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[2] [3] [4] Although predatory birds primarily hunt live prey, many species (such as fish eagles, vultures and condors) also scavenge and eat carrion. [2]