"Gymnogyps californianus" is a large bird known as a condor. This animal lived during the Pleistocene. Fossils of "Gymnogyps" have been found in caves at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.
California condors (Gymnogyps californianus) are critically endangered and they are occasionally spotted in Zion. Look for them soaring high above or roosting near the rim of the canyon.
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This New World vulture is the largest land bird in North America and one of the world's rarest bird species. Sadly, the condor became extinct in the wild in 1987 which means that every condor you see has been c More
Regarded as one of the rarest birds in the world, the California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) is the largest land bird in North America - with a wingspan up to 9 1/2 feet and weighing up to 23 pounds. There More
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A pair of California Condors soar above Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge near Maricopa in the southwestern San Joaquin Valley, in Kern County, California. Condors usually mate for life, raising one chic More
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST (January 2, 2018) -- California condors #206 and #513 near the Devils Gate nest, keeping a watchful eye on their chick, California condor #871. Biologists with the U.S. Fish and Wildl More
April 4, 2016 - California condor chick hatching. Video clip taken from live streaming nest cam hosted by Cornell Lab of Ornithology/USFWS.
July 2, 2015 - California condor chick in nest, at approximately 60-days old. Video by Joseph Brandt/USFWS.
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST (January 2, 2018) -- California condor chick #871 spreads its wings to the sun. Biologists with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and The Santa Barbara Zoo went in search of the chic More
May 31, 2014 - California condor chick plays with a stick in nest. Video clip taken from live streaming nest cam hosted by Cornell Lab of Ornithology/USFWS.
March 3, 2017 - California condor nest fertility check. Video by Joseph Brandt/USFWS.
BITTER CREEK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (June 8, 2017) - California condor released after work ups. Video by L. Gonzales.
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST (May 31, 2017) – For the third year in a row the public has the unique opportunity to get up-close-and-personal with a California condor chick through livestreaming video of a Califor More
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AC-4 fledged from the Santa Barbara back country in 1980. For more than 30 years, AC-4 served a pivotal role in recovering California condors from near extinction. He was among 22 California condors – the last More
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST (January 2, 2018) -- Devils Gate area after the Thomas Fire. Biologists with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and The Santa Barbara Zoo went in search of California condor chick #87 More
Male California condor, known as AC-4, was captured on August 7, 1985, by a team of biologists at Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge as part of an effort to prevent extinction of the species. He was one of 2 More
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST (January 2, 2018) -- Biologists with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and The Santa Barbara Zoo hike into the Los Padres National Forest in search of California condor chick #871 af More
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Photo: Jon Myatt/USFWS
California condor at Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge, in the southwestern San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California. November 2011. Photo Scott Flaherty, USFWS − U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Pacifi More
California Condor (juveniles)
California condors, the rarest bird in North American, are occasionally spotted in Zion. (Gymnogyps californianus). NPS Photo/Rebecca Alfafara
California condor near the South Rim village, Grand Canyon
(Feb. 18, 2016) - California condor #509 seen through a scope at Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge. Condor #509 is one of seven endangered California condors that has roosted at Blue Ridge National Wildl More
California condor known as AC-4 perched on a dead tree limb near Greenville, California. Photo taken on April 7, 1983 by USFWS.
California condor known as AC-4 flies above Hudson Ranch, which would later become Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge. Photo taken on August 7, 1985 by USFWS.
May 14, 2016 - California condor and chick in nest. Video clip taken from live streaming nest cam hosted by Cornell Lab of Ornithology/USFWS.
March 23, 2015 - California condor and chick in nest. Video by Joseph Brandt/USFWS.
The adult California Condor is a uniform black, with the exception, especially in the male, of large triangular patches or bands of white on the underside of the wings. It has gray legs and feet, an ivory-color More
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST (June 22, 2017) -- California condor chick #871 at seventy days old. Biologists with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and The Santa Barbara Zoo went in search of the chick January 2 More
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST (January 2, 2018) -- California condor #206 flies near the Devils Gate nest. Biologists with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and The Santa Barbara Zoo went in search of California More
(Jan. 31, 2012) - California condor #568 soars overhead. Condor #568 is one of seven endangered California condors that has roosted at Blue Ridge National Wildlife Refuge this summer, something that has not hap More
California condor #568 perched atop a tree branch at Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge in an undated photo. Condor #568 is one of seven endangered California condors that has roosted at Blue Ridge National More
(March 2, 2016) - California condor #509. Condor #509 is one of seven endangered California condors that has roosted at Blue Ridge National Wildlife Refuge this summer, something that has not happened in nearly More
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST (January 2, 2018) -- California condor chick #871 near the Devils Gate nest. Biologists with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and The Santa Barbara Zoo went in search of the chick a More
California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus)Français : Condor de Californie (Gymnogyps californianus)
March 3, 2015 - California condor and chick in nest. Video by Joseph Brandt/USFWS.
May 1, 2016 - California condor and chick in nest. Video clip taken from live streaming nest cam hosted by Cornell Lab of Ornithology/USFWS.
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST (January 2, 2018) -- California condor chick #871 near its nest in Devils Gate. Biologists with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and The Santa Barbara Zoo went in search of the chic More
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST (January 2, 2018) -- California condor chick #871 lands near the Devils Gate nest. Biologists with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and The Santa Barbara Zoo went in search of the c More
HOPPER MOUNTAIN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (Feb. 20, 2014) - California condor #374 fly by. Video by Molly Astell/USFWS.
Oil painting depicting flying and perching condors with Angels Landing in the background Joan Hoffmann, Oil, 2019
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST (December 10, 2017) -- The Thomas Fire burns near Devils Gate, seen from Coldwater Canyon. Biologists with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and The Santa Barbara Zoo went into the L More
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST (December 14, 2017) -- The Thomas Fire burns near Devils Gate. Biologists with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and The Santa Barbara Zoo went into the Los Padres National Forest Ja More
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST (January 2, 2018) -- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Supervisory Biologist Joseph Brandt, with the Service's California Condor Recovery Program, scans the sky for endangered California More
California condor (Gymnogyps californianus)Français : Condor de Californie
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Young California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) ready for flight.
Eggs are candled to study the growth and development of an embryo inside of an egg. This egg was incubated at Los Angeles Zoo and placed in a wild California condor nest at Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Ref More
Female California condor #111 flies nearby her cliffside nest near Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge. California condors may travel up to 200 miles to gather food for their chicks. One of them stays with More
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wildlife biologist Joseph Brandt observes California condor #111, female parent at the Koford's Ridge nest. This nest now has a livestreaming webcam, which allows people to view c More
The pipped egg was handed off to Eddie Owens with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by caretakers at the Los Angeles Zoo to be transferred to the California condor nest at Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge. More
The egg hatched at approximately 9:30 a.m. Pacific time on April 4, 2016
April 2, 2016. Video by USFWS.
April 3, 2016. Video by USFWS Public domain photograph of a cave, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Male California condor #509, stands guard over his cliffside nest near Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge in southern California. Male #509 had never bred before this year and #111 is his first mate. Vide More
The BLM manages habitat for 245 wildlife and plant species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and another 31 species identified as candidates for listing. An even greater More
Condors pair up for life. Once this condor completed his medical evaluation, he was released. Instead of flying away, he waits patiently atop the capture facility for his mate to be released. Photo: Jon Myatt/USFWS
California Condor #628 heads for home after being released at the Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge, in the Topatopa Mountains of Ventura County and the southern Los Padres National Forest, in southern C More
Condor #98 was released after a physical exam at the Hopper Mountain condor facility on June 24, 2014. Photo: Jon Myatt/USFWS
California Condor released at Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge in the Topatopa Mountains, Ventura County, California. Service biologist Joseph Brandt and Beth Pratt, of the National Wildlife Federation More
Note: Some of the following information may have arrived from the agency cut off or incomplete. Alternative Title: Gymnogyps californianus. Creator: Finley and Bohlman. Description: Condor perching on old pine More
Identifier: cu31924022546653 (find matches) Title: Falconry, the sport of kings Year: 1920 (1920s) Authors: Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927 Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978. Eagle, king of birds, and his kin More
Seventy-five of the world’s 439 condors live throughout northern Arizona and southern Utah, and within the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument managed by the BLM's National Conservation Lands. Photo Credit: Bob Wick, BLM
Seventy-five of the world’s 439 condors live throughout northern Arizona and southern Utah, and within the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument managed by the BLM's National Conservation Lands. Photo Credit: Chri More
Seventy-five of the world’s 439 condors live throughout northern Arizona and southern Utah, and within the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument managed by the BLM's National Conservation Lands. Photo Credit: Ariz More
Seventy-five of the world’s 439 condors live throughout northern Arizona and southern Utah, and within the BLM-managed Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. Photo Credit: Bob Wick
Seventy-five of the world’s 439 condors live throughout northern Arizona and southern Utah, and within the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument managed by the BLM's National Conservation Lands. Photo Credit: Chr More