Andean Condor
Andean Condor occurs in South America. The population is decreasing. Major threats are poaching, habitat destruction, collisions with power lines, poisoning from lead shot ingestion and illegal baits.
Conservation
■ Since 2020 listed as Vulnerable (VU) in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
■ The species is managed under the EEP (EAZA Ex-situ Programme), it is coordinated by Doué-la-Fontaine Zoo.
■ Listed in Appendix I of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES, or Washington Convention).
■ Listed in Appendix II of Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS, or Bonn Convention) as migratory species that conservation is requiring international cooperation.
Taxonomy
■ Phylum Chordata – chordates
■ Class Aves – birds
■ Order Cathartiformes – New World vultures
■ Family Cathartidae – New World vultures
■ Species Vultur gryphus – Andean Condor
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