Active hours
Resting (Finkelstein et al. 2015a)
Movement patterns
Home range
Agonistic behaviors
Around food (Finkelstein et al. 2015a)
During breeding
Often gregarious (Finkelstein et al. 2015a)
Preening
Agonistic behavior (Finkelstein et al. 2015a, except as noted)
Calls
At feeding sites
At nesting sites
In the air
On the ground (Finkelstein et al. 2015a)
Self-cleaning and bathing (Finkelstein et al. 2015a)
Play (Finkelstein et al. 2015a)
Additional behaviors
During the morning hours, California Condors are often observed with their wings open, oriented towards the sun.
This is thought to help dry their feathers and warm their bodies after cool nights.
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Though often found singly or in pairs, California Condors form large groups at roosts, bathing sites, and feeding sites.
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California Condors depend on thermal air currents to soar.
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