California condor

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The California condor is a critically endangered New World vulture and one of the largest flying birds in North America, known for its massive wingspan and intensive conservation and reintroduction efforts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New World vulture ⓘ
bird ⓘ
critically endangered species ⓘ
scavenger ⓘ
binomialName California condor self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Gymnogyps californianus
bodyLength approximately 109 to 140 centimeters ⓘ
bodyMass approximately 7 to 14 kilograms ⓘ
breedingFrequency typically once every two years ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
commonName California condor self-link ⓘ
conservationAction captive breeding program ⓘ
lead ammunition restrictions ⓘ
reintroduction to the wild ⓘ
conservationStatus Critically Endangered ⓘ
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List of Threatened Species ⓘ
surface form: IUCN Red List
culturalSignificance sacred bird in some Native American cultures ⓘ
diet carrion ⓘ
family Cathartidae ⓘ
feedingBehavior scavenging ⓘ
flightAbility soaring ⓘ
genus Gymnogyps ⓘ
historicalRange western North America ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
legalProtection listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ
lifespanInCaptivity over 60 years ⓘ
lifespanInWild up to about 60 years ⓘ
managedBy Los Angeles Zoo ⓘ
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance ⓘ
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ
nativeTo Arizona ⓘ
Baja California ⓘ
California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

North America ⓘ
Utah ⓘ
nestSite caves ⓘ
cliffs ⓘ
notableCharacteristic bald head adapted for scavenging ⓘ
long, broad wings for soaring ⓘ
one of the largest flying birds in North America ⓘ
order Cathartidae ⓘ
surface form: Cathartiformes
phylum Chordata ⓘ
populationStatus recovered from a low of 27 individuals in the 1980s ⓘ
populationTrend increasing due to conservation efforts ⓘ
primaryThreat habitat loss ⓘ
lead poisoning ⓘ
microtrash ingestion ⓘ
poaching ⓘ
reintroductionSite Baja California ⓘ
surface form: Baja California peninsula

Central California ⓘ
Grand Canyon National Park ⓘ
surface form: Grand Canyon region

Southern California ⓘ
reproduction lays a single egg per breeding attempt ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
wingspan approximately 2.7 to 3.0 meters ⓘ
approximately 8.9 to 9.8 feet ⓘ

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Pinnacles National Park → notableSpecies → California condor ⓘ
Santa Lucia Range → habitatFor → California condor ⓘ
Gabilan Range → habitatFor → California condor ⓘ
Tehachapi Mountains → hasWildlife → California condor ⓘ
California condor recovery program → focusesOnTaxon → California condor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gymnogyps californianus
Sierra de San Pedro Mártir → hasFauna → California condor ⓘ
Cathartidae → representativeSpecies → California condor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gymnogyps californianus
Cathartidae → notableSpeciesStatus → California condor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gymnogyps californianus is critically endangered
Chapultepec Zoo → hasAnimal → California condor ⓘ
California condor → binomialName → California condor self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gymnogyps californianus
California condor → commonName → California condor self-link ⓘ
Topatopa Mountains → wildlife → California condor ⓘ
Angeles National Forest → hasWildlife → California condor ⓘ
this entity surface form: California condor (occasionally)
The Pinnacles (rock formations) → habitatFor → California condor ⓘ
Ventana Wilderness → providesHabitatFor → California condor ⓘ
Peregrine Fund → protects → California condor ⓘ
New World vultures → includes → California condor ⓘ
Gymnogyps → typeSpecies → California condor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gymnogyps californianus
Gymnogyps → containsTaxon → California condor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gymnogyps californianus
Gymnogyps → hasConservationRelevance → California condor ⓘ
this entity surface form: California condor is critically endangered
Gymnogyps → hasExtantSpecies → California condor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gymnogyps californianus
Sespe Condor Sanctuary → protectsSpecies → California condor ⓘ
Wind Wolves Preserve → hasWildlife → California condor ⓘ