No additional data found. Territoriality not confirmed at any season. Courtship observed as early as October. May. Incubation approximately 59 days, after which young remains in nest for about 5 mo. Young remains dependent on parents for food for several months after begins flying.
Turkey vulture competes with condor for food.
Numbers of cattle and other livestock carcasses reduced in recent years because of changes in husbandry practices, including increased salvaging of carcasses. Captive breeding program underway, with plans to reintroduce into the wild in the early 1990's. Eagles, hawks and falcons of the world. Country Life Books, London. Kiff, L. F., D. B. Peakall, and S. R. Wilbur.