California Condor
Gymnogyps californianus
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Family
- Cathartidae
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 in Mexico. It is the only surviving member of the genus Gymnogyps, although four extinct members of the genus are also known.
Le Condor de Californie (Gymnogyps californianus) est une espèce de rapaces de la famille des Cathartidae. C'est un vautour, qui vit sur la côte occidentale des États-Unis et en Arizona. C'est la seule espèce du genre Gymnogyps.
El cóndor californiano, cóndor de California o cóndor norteño (Gymnogyps californianus) es una especie de ave catartiforme de la familia Cathartidae emparentada con el cóndor de los Andes (Vultur gryphus). Habita en el norte de Arizona y el sur de Utah (incluyendo la zona del gran Cañón y el parque nacional Zion), las montañas costeras del centro y sur de California y el norte de Baja California. Aunque se conocen otros miembros fósiles, es el único superviviente del género Gymnogyps.
Distribution
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Accipitridae