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Andean condor (Vultur gryphus)
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California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) soaring with wings spread wide, showing white patches under its dark wings, against a rocky cliff background. A California condor with numbered tags on its wings soars with wings spread against a partly cloudy sky over the Grand Canyon. Close-up of a California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) showing its bare pink head, hooked beak, and dark feathers. Adult and juvenile Andean condors soar with wings spread against a clear blue sky over Colca Canyon near Arequipa, Peru. A California condor stands on the edge of a rocky cliff with a canyon landscape in the background. California condor in flight with wings spread, showing black feathers, white wing patches, and a pink bald head against a tan background. California condor
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Condor: References & Edit History

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Article title updated for style. Nov 12, 2026
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Mitogenomic analysis of extant condor species provides insight into the molecular evolution of vultures. Oct 01, 2026
Add new Web site: National Park Service - Condor Myths and Facts. Jul 17, 2024
Noted that the captive population of California condors (Gymnogyps californianus) numbers about 180 birds and that researchers discovered evidence of asexual reproduction in the species. Nov 02, 2021
Article revised and updated. Jul 17, 2020
Text changed to account for the fact that 44 adults had produced viable offspring in the wild by 2010. Nov 10, 2010
Added image of California condor. Jun 30, 2010
Added image of California condor. Apr 01, 2010
Added new Web site: Animal Planet - Condor. May 21, 2008
Added new Web site: 4to40.com - condor. Sep 20, 2007
Added new Web site: Smithsonian National Zoological Park - Condor. Sep 20, 2007
Added new Web site: San Diego Zoo - Condor. Sep 20, 2007
Added new Web site: AvainWeb.com - California Condors. Sep 20, 2007
Added new Web site: Ecology - Condors. Sep 20, 2007
Added new Web site: Vulture Culture - Condor. Sep 20, 2007
Added new Web site: Condor - Condor. Sep 20, 2007
Added new Web site: MrNussBaum - Condor. Sep 20, 2007
Added new Web site: ScienceViews - Condor. Sep 20, 2007
Added new Web site: United States Fish and Wildlife Service - condor. Sep 20, 2007
Added new Web site: The Cornell Lab of Ornithology - All About Birds - California Condor. Sep 20, 2007
Added new Web site: Ecuador Travel - Condor. Sep 20, 2007
Article revised and updated. Sep 29, 2006
Article revised. Sep 09, 2005
Article added to new online database. May 04, 1999
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