Gymnogyps

The California condor (Gymnogyps californianus, CR), the largest North American bird, once ranged across most of the continent; its main stronghold is in this hotspot.

Biological diversity in the California Floristic Province 2008

The largest bird found in North America, the California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus, CR) nearly went extinct in the 1980s and continues to be a critically endandered species.

Biological diversity in the California Floristic Province 2008

Birds include the rare bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), California condor (Gymnogyps californianus), pinyon jay (Gymnohinus cyanocephalus), and white-breasted nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis).

Sierra Juarez and San Pedro Martir pine-oak forests 2008

Rare and endangered species found in this ecoregion include California condor (Gymnogyps californianus), hoary elfin butterfly (Incisalia polios obscurus), North Pacific plantain (Plantago macrocarpa), and possibly the Pacific fisher (Martes pennanti).

Central Pacific coastal forests 2008

Schaeffer became convinced this was “Gymnogyps californianus” or the California condor, the greatest of all flying birds of the north.

Archive 2005-09-01 2005

Schaeffer became convinced this was “Gymnogyps californianus” or the California condor, the greatest of all flying birds of the north.

Thunderbirds! 2005

But I was totally unprepared to be staring into the glazed-over eyeballs of a Gymnogyps californianus-a bird that, to my knowledge, hadn't been seen in Colorado in two hundred years.

The Lake House Patterson, James, 1947- 2003

THE CALIFORNIA CONDOR, (_Gymnogyps californianus_).

Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation William Temple Hornaday 1895

The other species in the family is the California condor (Gymnogyps californianus), which is slightly smaller.

Global Issues News Headlines 2010

California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) larger view].

ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science 2009