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More About Condors ...
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"Condor is the name for two species of bird in one of the vulture families. They are the largest flying land birds in the Western Hemisphere".
The South American Condor (Vultur gryphus) inhabits the Andes mountains. The California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) inhabits the western coast of the United States. Although they are primarily scavengers, feeding on carrion, these species belong to the New World vulture family Cathartidae, related to storks and not closely related to Old World vultures, which are in the family Accipitridae along with hawks, eagles and kites.
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Taxonmony
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Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Cathartidae
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Source: Wikipedia Read more about Condors
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INFO LINKS
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California Condor
Gough, G.A., Sauer, J.R., Iliff, M. Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter. 1998. Version 97.1. Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD
USGS data sheet on California Condor, including photographs, maps, taxonomy, identification tips, and life history information. Read More
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California Condor
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Endangered species report for California Condor Read More
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California Condor
eNature.com
Pictures, Sounds, and information about California Condor Read More
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California Condor
San Diego Zoo
Information about the California Condor, images, and video Read More
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Andean Condor
National Geographic
Andean Condor fact sheet and pictures; video clip Read More
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California Condor
National Geographic
California Condor fact sheet and pictures; video clip; audio clip Read More
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Andean Condor
The Living Schoolbook - The Cyberzoo project
Andean Condor - General information, zoo observations, references, etc. Read More
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Condor
Ventana Wilderness Society
About the efforts to reintroduce the California Condor to Big Sur . Has interesting condor info and some nice pictures. Read More
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Andean Condor
National Zoo
Andean Condor fact sheet Read More
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California Condor
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Extensive species account including range map, call details, 'cool facts', etc. Read More
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Andean Condor
Blue Planet Biomes
Brief description of Andean Condor with additional references Read More
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Condor
web.edunet4u.net/~nature/ (Korean)
Brief description and picture Read More
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Andean Condor
AvesdeChile.cl (Spanish)
Brief narrative about Andean Condor Read More
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Andean Condor
Aves de Chile (Spanish)
Brief description of Andean Condor Read More
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