California Condor
California Condor, Photo: Scott Frier / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
California Condor, Photo: Scott Frier / USFWS

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Fact Sheet
The California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) is the largest terrestrial bird in North America. It is black in color and sports a bald head with very few feathers.