CRITICALLY ENDANGERED

California Condor

Gymnogyps californianus

California Condor

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“The California condor is the largest flying bird in North America. Its wings may stretch nearly 10 feet from tip to tip. When in flight, this huge bird glides on air currents to soar as high as a dizzying 15,000 feet.”

Scientific Classification

KINGDOM

Animalia

PHYLUM

Chordata

CLASS

Aves

ORDER

Cathartiformes

FAMILY

Cathartidae

GENUS

Gymnogyps

Location

California, USA

Bird

Carnivore

Habitat

Rocky Shrubland, Coniferous Forest, and Oak Savanna

Food

terrestrial mammalian carcasses

Threat

Poaching
Disease

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