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WILDLIFE SPECIES: Gymnogyps californianus | California Condor 


ABBREVIATION : 
GYCA

COMMON NAMES : 
   California condor
   condor


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of the California condor is
Gymnogyps californianus (Shaw).  It is in the family Cathartidae.  There
are no recognized subspecies or races [1].


ORDER : 
Falconiformes

CLASS : 
Bird

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
Endangered

OTHER STATUS : 
California condors are listed as endangered by the state of California [39].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Julie L. Tesky, July 1994


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Tesky, Julie L. 1994. Gymnogyps californianus. In: Remainder of Citation

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