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Gymnogyps californianus

California Condor

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Containing group: Cathartidae

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Scientific Name Gymnogyps californianus
Location Grand Canyon National Park North Rim, near Coconino, Arizona, USA
Comments Condor 34 soars beneath Pt. Sublime at Grand Canyon National Park North Rim. There are 138 California Condors in the wild, only 58 in Arizona. This bird, hatched in 1996, was released in 1998 from the Hurricane Cliffs release site about 35 miles SE of St. George, UT, about 90 miles from where this photo was taken. The wing noise produced by the condor in the silence of the canyon is remarkable, a whistling/whooshing like that of a man-made glider. This bird has extended the primary feathers of its wing tips, indicating it is seeking thermal lift from warm air rising out of the Grand Canyon depths.
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source California Condor at Grand Canyon (Gymnogyps californianus)
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Scientific Name Gymnogyps californianus
Location Pt. Sublime in Grand Canyon National Park, near Coconino, Arizona, USA
Comments Condor 34
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source California Condor at Pt Sublime, Grand Canyon
Source Collection Flickr
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License - Version 2.0.
Copyright © 2006 Scott Page
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