Santa Barbara Zoo - Condors Condor Country

Parents of the Santa Barbara Zoo Condors

  1. This bird is a male condor who hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo in April 1990, where he was hand-raised. Known by the name Tumusai, in September 1993, #53 was in the first group of condors to be transferred to the breeding facility at the Center for Birds of Prey in Boise, where he lives today. With mate #34 (known as Piru), #53 produced an amazing 12 eggs; some chicks have been hand-raised, he has raised several, and a few have been raised by condor foster parents, including Santa Barbara Zoo condor #433.
  2. This female condor was hatched in March 1992, one of two eggs that its parents laid that year (called "double clutching") at the Los Angeles Zoo, and was hand-reared. This bird was released into the wild first in December 1992, recaptured and released in December 1993 before being recaptured a final time in March 1994 and moved to the breeding center at the Los Angeles Zoo. Number 327 (which lives at the Santa Barbara Zoo), was #76's first egg produced with mate #104. They have since produced another offspring, in 2008.
  3. A male condor, known as Wishtoyo, who hatched at the San Diego Wild Animal Park in March 1993, where he was hand-raised. In December 1993, this bird was released into the wild, where he remained for about one and a half years. For various reasons, #83 was recaptured and has been at the breeding facility at the Center for Birds of Prey (Boise) since 1997. With mate #96 (known as Likuki), #83 produced seven eggs; some chicks have been hand-raised, others were raised by condor foster parents and he raised two, including Santa Barbara Zoo condor #439.
  4. This male condor hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo in May 1993, where he was hand-raised. Known by the name Xopoy, #92 was released into the wild in December 1993, where he remained for nearly two years. For various reasons, this bird was recaptured and has been at the breeding facility at the Center for Birds of Prey in Boise since 1997. With mate #94 (known as Ksen), #92 has produced an amazing ten eggs; some chicks have been hand-raised, others were raised by condor foster parents, and he has raised two, including Santa Barbara Zoo condor #432.
  5. Known as Ksen, this female condor hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo in April 1993, where she was hand-raised. #94 has been at the breeding facility at the Center for Birds of Prey (Boise) since 1997. With mate #92 (known as Xopoy), #94 has produced an amazing ten eggs, including Santa Barbara Zoo condor #432.
  6. This bird is a female condor who hatched at the San Diego Wild Animal Park in May 1993, where she was hand-raised. #96 is also known by the name Likuyi, and has been at the breeding facility at the Center for Birds of Prey (Boise) since 1997. With mate #83 (known as Wishtoyo), #96 has produced seven eggs, including Santa Barbara Zoo condor #439.
  7. A female condor who hatched at the San Diego Wild Animal Park in June 1993, where she was hand-raised, #97 is known by the name Hoy. She has been at the breeding facility at the Center for Birds of Prey (Boise) since 1997. With mate #48 (known as Kaduku), #97 has produced five eggs, including Santa Barbara Zoo condor #440.
  8. This male condor hatched at the San Diego Wild Animal Park in April 1994 and was hand-reared. He was transferred to the breeding facility at the Center for Birds of Prey (Boise), where he lives today. Number 327 (which lives at the Santa Barbara Zoo), was #104's first egg produced with mate #76. They have since produced another offspring, in 2008. Number 104's sire was AC2 (known as the "Santa Barbara Male" in the wild, studbook #6), who was the last wild breeding male in Santa Barbara county when he was taken into captivity in 1986. AC2 produced 19 eggs in his life, adding greatly to the condor population at a critical time in the recovery.