Estimating the size and trend of the California condor population, 1965-1978
California Fish and Game
By: S.R. Wilbur
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Abstract
During 1965-1978, three principal methods were used to measure the size and trend of the California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) population. An October survey conducted by as many as 136 observers had limited value because daily activity patterns of condors were unpredictable and because analysis of results could not be standardized. Evaluation of 4,381 condor observations by cooperators, and results of comparative surveys done in 1970-1971 and 1977-1978 show declines in numbers of condor sightings, numbers of condors per sighting, and in the numbers of sightings including more than one immature-plumaged bird. The data cannot be evaluated statistically, but they suggest a marked decline in the condor population between 1965 and 1978. Future refinements of survey techniques are dependent on having individually recognizable condors in the population.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Estimating the size and trend of the California condor population, 1965-1978 |
| Series title | California Fish and Game |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1980 |
| Language | English |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 40-48 |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | California Fish and Game |
| First page | 40 |
| Last page | 48 |
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