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Description
The First nations legends of the Thunderbird have been thought to be based on an early ancestor of the California Condor.

Common Name: Late Pleistocene Condor
Scientific Name: Gymnogyps californianus amplus

Size: 43-56 inches (109–140 cm); Wingspan 102-118 inches (249-300 cm)

Habitat: North America. Range is believed to have extended from California to Florida .

Status: Extinct. Global Population: None. This subspecies of Condor existed in the late Pleistocene . As the climate changed during the last ice age, the entire population became smaller until it had evolved into the California Condor we’re familiar with (Gymnogyps californianus californianus).
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Description
The First nations legends of the Thunderbird have been thought to be based on an early ancestor of the California Condor.

Common Name: Late Pleistocene Condor
Scientific Name: Gymnogyps californianus amplus

Size: 43-56 inches (109–140 cm); Wingspan 102-118 inches (249-300 cm)

Habitat: North America. Range is believed to have extended from California to Florida .

Status: Extinct. Global Population: None. This subspecies of Condor existed in the late Pleistocene . As the climate changed during the last ice age, the entire population became smaller until it had evolved into the California Condor we’re familiar with (Gymnogyps californianus californianus).
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