adult (California, USA; 2007-09-08)
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California Condor
Gymnogyps californianus
Native Range: North America
Notes: the largest land bird in North America; no sexual dimorphism; an iconic endangered species, with ongoing efforts to reestablish viable wild populations through captive breeding; during the Pleistocene and other prehistoric times, these scavengers fed on large mammalian carcasses, including those of whales washed up along Pacific shores.
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