The
California condor (
Gymnogyps californianus) is a
New World vulture, the largest North American land bird. This
condor became extinct in the wild in 1987 (all remaining wild individuals were captured), but the species has been reintroduced to northern Arizona and southern Utah (including the
Grand Canyon area and
Zion National Park), the coastal mountains of central and southern California, and northern
Baja California. Although other fossil members are known, it is the only surviving member of the
genus Gymnogyps. The species is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN.