Andean condor [SEP] IUCN conservation status
, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru and plays an important role in the folklore and mythology of the Andean regions. The Andean condor is considered near threatened by the IUCN. It is threatened by habitat loss and by secondary poisoning from carcasses killed by hunters. Captive breeding programs have been instituted in several countries.
Taxonomy and systematics.
The Andean condor was described by Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his "Systema Naturae" and retains its original binomial name of "Vultur
major cause of brood failure; in the southern Andean yungas it was noted to be especially high during the nestling time and far less significant during incubation.
Status.
This common and wide-ranging species is not considered threatened by the IUCN.
References.
- Auer, Sonya K.; Bassar, Ronald D.; Fontaine, Joseph J. & Martin, Thomas E. (2007): Breeding biology of passerines in a subtropical montane forest in Northwestern Argentina. "The Condor" 109(2): 321-333 [