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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.
"Two Days of the Condor" originally aired on HBO on June 14, 2015. The episode received generally positive reviews, with The A.V. Club giving the episode an A−. According to Nielsen Media Research, "Two Days of the Condor" was seen by 2.1 million viewers, second only to the season five finale of Game of Thrones, "Mother's Mercy."
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]
Meanwhile the California condor has a weight of 8–14 kg and wingspan of about 109 inches, or 2.77 meters. [3] California condors are North America's largest flying land birds. [ 3 ] Among all living flying birds, the Andean condor is the third heaviest after the Kori bustard and great bustard (up to 21 kg or 46 lb), and second only to the ...
Against the backdrop of the tumultuous 1960s, Doda became a lightning rod for controversy when her performance at the Condor Night Club helped transform the North Beach section of San Francisco ...
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 program.
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