Gymnogyps amplus (SciiFii)

The Pleistocene California condor (Gymnogyps amplus), also known as the North American condor, the giant condor, and the yellow-faced condor, is a species of New World vulture of the Cathartidae that originally lived in North America during the Pleistocene and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and reintroduced throughout the open woodlands, grasslands, shrublands, scrublands, deserts, hills, and mountains across central, southern, southwestern, and western United States and throughout Mexico to help boost biodiversity. The plumage is black with patches of white on the underside of the wings; the head is largely bald, with skin color ranging from gray on young birds to yellow and pink on breeding adults. Its 11.5 foot (3.5 meter) wingspan is the widest of any New World vulture, and its weight of up to 14 kg (26 lb) nearly equals that of the trumpeter swan, the heaviest among native modern North American bird species. The Pleistocene California condor is a scavenger and eats large amounts of carrion. It is one of the world's longest-living wild birds, with a lifespan of up to 60 years. The conservation status of the Pleistocene California condor is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the Pleistocene California condor's wide natural range and its tolerance to many of the human activities, unlike native modern California condors (Gymnogyps californianus).
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