California condor (Gymnogyps californianus)
Kingdom: Animalia Class: Aves Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae
Listing Status: and
General Information
117-134 cm. Huge and unmistakable. Black with white wing-linings and silvery panel on upper secondaries. Head naked and orange/red. Immatures with black head and underwing mottled dark. Soars on horizontal wings with primaries curled up.
Population detail
The FWS is currently monitoring the following populations of the California condor
- Population location: U.S.A. only, except where listed as an experimental population below
Listing status: Endangered
- States/US Territories in which this population is known to occur: California
- US Counties in which this population is known to occur: View All
- USFWS Refuges in which this population is known to occur:
BITTER CREEK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
,
BLUE RIDGE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
,
HOPPER MOUNTAIN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEX
- For more information: http://ecos.fws.gov/docs/life_histories/B002.html
- Population location: U.S.A. (specific portions of Arizona, Nevada, and Utah)
Listing status: Experimental Population, Non-Essential
- States/US Territories in which this population is known to occur: Arizona , Utah
- US Counties in which this population is known to occur: View All
- For more information: http://ecos.fws.gov/docs/life_histories/B002.html
Status | Date Listed | Lead Region | Where Listed |
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03/11/1967 | California/Nevada Region (Region 8) | U.S.A. only | |
10/16/1996 | Pacific Region (Region 1) | U.S.A. (specific portions of Arizona, Nevada, and Utah) |
» Federal Register Documents
Date | Citation Page | Title |
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03/25/2009 | 74 FR 12878 12883 | Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 58 Species in California, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah; Availability of Completed 5-Year Reviews in California and Nevada |
06/25/2004 | 69 FR 35663 34664 | Preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement for Issuance of an Incidental Take Permit Associated with a Habitat Conservation Plan for the Federally Endangered California Condor |
10/16/1996 | 61 FR 54043 54060 | ETWP; Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of California Condors in Northern Arizona |
01/02/1996 | 61 FR 35 47 | ETWP: Proposed Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of California Condors in Norther Arizona |
09/22/1977 | 42 FR 47840 47845 | Final Correction and Augumentation of Critical Habitat Reorganization; 42 FR 47840 47845 |
Date | Citation Page | Title |
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10/16/1996 | 61 FR 54043 54060 | ETWP; Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of California Condors in Northern Arizona |
01/02/1996 | 61 FR 35 47 | ETWP: Proposed Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of California Condors in Norther Arizona |
» Recovery
Date | Title | Plan Status |
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04/25/1996 | California Condor Recovery Plan, Third Revision | Final Revision 3 |
Date | Citation Page | Title | Document Type |
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03/25/2009 | 74 FR 12878 12883 | Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 58 Species in California, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah; Availability of Completed 5-Year Reviews in California and Nevada |
» Critical Habitat
Date | Citation Page | Title | Document Type | Status |
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09/22/1977 | 42 FR 47840 47845 | Final Correction and Augumentation of Critical Habitat Reorganization; 42 FR 47840 47845 | Final Rule | Active |
09/24/1976 | 41 FR 41914 | Determination of Critical Habitat for American Crocodile, California Condor, Indiana Bat, and Florida Manatee; 41 FR 41914 (American crocodile, Crocodylus acutus, California condor, Gymnogyps californianus; Indiana bat, Myotis sodalis; Florida manatee, Trichechus manatus) | Final Rule | Active |
12/16/1975 | 40 FR 58308 58312 | Proposed Determination of Critical Habitat for Snail Darter, American Crocodile, Whooping Crane, California Condor, Indiana Bat, and Florida Manatee; 40 FR 58308 58312 (Percina (Imostoma) sp., Crocodylus acutus, Grus americana, Gymnogyps californicus, Myotis sodalis, Trichechus manatus) | Proposed Rule | Not Required |
To learn more about critical habitat please see http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov
» Conservation Plans
HCP Plan Summaries |
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Kern Water Bank |
Nuevo-Torch |
Seneca and Enron Oil and Gas |
» Petitions
No petition findings have been published for the California condor.
» Life History
No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.
» Other Resources
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