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 California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus)

California Condor | Gymnogyps californianus photo
California Condor at the Condor Ridge exhibit of the San Diego Wild Animal Park.
Photograph by Chuck Szmurlo. Some rights reserved.  (view image details)




California Condor | Gymnogyps californianus photo
Young California condor ready for flight
Photograph by Scott Frier, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. License: Public Domain.  (view image details)





CALIFORNIA CONDOR FACTS
Conservation Status
The conservation status in the 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals is "critically endangered".

Classification
Class:Aves
Order:Ciconiiformes
Family:Cathartidae
Genus:Gymnogyps
Species:californianus
Common Name:California Condor






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