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The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) ... and only about 10,000 individuals remain. It was first placed on the United States Endangered Species list in 1970, ...
An Andean condor being treated in Chile with lead in its blood, a pellet embedded in its skull and a satellite tracker from Argentina highlights the challenges of conserving this endangered bird.
The IUCN defines the Andean condor as a near threatened species, while the California condor is considered endangered despite recovery programs. [17] Human threats are currently the more dire to both species. Andean condors tend to be purposefully shot or poisoned because of prejudice or assumed connections between condors and eating cattle.
In 2005, there were 127 Californian condors in the wild. As of October 31, 2009 there were 180 birds in the wild. [53] The Andean condor is vulnerable. [23] The American black vulture, turkey vulture, lesser yellow-headed vulture, and greater yellow-headed vulture are listed as species of Least Concern by the IUCN Red List. The king vulture is ...
Two Andean condors werereleased into the wildLocation: Sucre, BoliviaThey had been nursed backto health for nearly a weekafter eating a poisoned dogVET, DOUGLAS ROMAY FLORES, SAYING:"Everything ...
Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) Of 429 bird species recorded in the Serranía de Perijá, 76% are also recorded in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, with about the same percentage of species also found on the eastern slopes. The northeastern and southeastern slopes have similar bird populations. The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) is endangered. [3]
Sorenson said there have been 13 known shooting deaths of condors since 1992. California condor population ‘imperiled’ California condors have been listed on the Endangered Species Act since 1967.
The Andean condor is the national bird of Chile. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Chile. ... Burrowing parakeet, now rare and endangered in Chile.