Santa Barbara Zoo - Condors Condor Country

First Generation of Captive Raised Condors (Numbers 29 – 48)

  1. This male condor, known by the name Cuyama, hatched in the wild in 1983 and was captured not long after to become the one of the first condors to go to the captive breeding facility at the Los Angeles Zoo. With his mate #31 (known as Cachuma, wild born), #27 has produced seven eggs, greatly increasing the condor population at a critical time in the recovery. In order to have more genetic diversity in the captive condor population, #27 was transferred to the Center for Birds of Prey (Boise) in November 2003. There he mated with #139 (Takihin, captive born) to produce three eggs, and still lives at the Center for Birds of Prey. With #31, he is a grandparent of Santa Barbara Zoo condor #440.
  2. This female condor was one of the first chicks hatched at the San Diego Zoo’s captive breeding facility, in May 1983. She was hand-raised at the San Diego Wild Animal Park and known by the name Sespe. #29 was transferred to the Los Angeles Zoo breeding facility in 1984 and then back to Wild Animal Park in 1992. With her mate #20 (known as AC4, wild born), #29 produced an amazing 14 eggs, greatly increasing the condor population at a critical time in the recovery. #29 still lives at the Wild Animal Park and is a grandparent of Santa Barbara Zoo condor #439.
  3. This female condor was hatched in the wild in July 1983, and captured not long after to become the one of the first condors to go to the captive breeding facility at the Los Angeles Zoo. She is known by the name Cachuma. With her mate #27 (known as Cuyama, also wild born), #31 produced an amazing 15 eggs, including three in one year, greatly increasing the condor population at a critical time in the recovery. In order to have more genetic diversity in the captive condor population, #31 was transferred to the San Diego Wild Animal Park in 2000. There she mated with #7 (known as AC5, wild born) to produce an additional 11 eggs. #31 has raised several of her own chicks and several have been hand-raised. #31 still lives at the Wild Animal Park, and with #27, is a grandparent of Santa Barbara Zoo condor #440.
  4. This female condor was hatched at the San Diego Wild Animal Park on April 8, 1984. She was hand-raised and is known by the name Piru. #34 was transferred to the Los Angeles Zoo for about 18 months and returned to the Wild Animal Park. In September 1993, she was in one of the first groups of condors to be transferred to the breeding facility at the Center for Birds of Prey (Boise), where she lives today. With her mate #53 (known as Tumusai, captive born), she has produced an amazing 12 eggs; some chicks have been hand-raised, #34 raised several, and a few have been raised by condor foster parents, including Santa Barbara Zoo condor #433.
  5. This female condor (known as Inaja) hatched in May 1984 at the San Diego Zoo from an egg taken from a nest of wild condors (#11, known as Tama) and #2. It was hand-raised at the San Diego Wild Animal Park , then transferred to the Los Angeles Zoo in December 1984. It returned to the Wild Animal Park in 1986 to breed with #6 (known as AC2). The first egg hatched was male condor 104-- the sire of the Santa Barbara Zoo condor #327. Number 35 and #6 produced an additional 11 eggs until 2001. This bird remains at the Wild Animal Park and is also a great-grandparent of Santa Barbara Zoo condors #432, #433, and #439.
  6. This female condor, known by the name Pismo, was hatched at the San Diego Wild Animal Park in June 1984 and was hand-raised. She was transferred to the Los Angeles Zoo breeding facility in late 1984 where, with her mate #5 (AC6, wild born), she produced an amazing 16 eggs, greatly increasing the condor population at a critical time in the recovery – several chicks were hand-reared, two were raised by foster condor parents, and one by #36. In order to have more genetic diversity in the captive condor population, #36 were transferred in 2003 and currently live at the San Diego Wild Animal Park. With #5, this bird is a grandparent of Santa Barbara Zoo condor #432.
  7. This female condor, known by the name Ojai, hatched at the San Diego Zoo in April 1984, where she was hand-raised. With mate #25 (known as Xolxol, wild born), #37 produced an amazing 16 eggs (and raised three of the chicks), greatly increasing the condor population at a critical time in the recovery. In order to have more genetic diversity in the captive condor population, this bird was in the first group of condors to be transferred to the breeding facility at the Portland Zoo in November 2003. There #37 mated with #73 (known as Atishwin, captive born) and have produced an additional egg. She still lives at the Portland Zoo. With #25, this bird is a grandparent of Santa Barbara Zoo condor #439.
  8. This female condor, known as Anyapa, hatched at the San Diego Zoo in May 1984, and was hand-raised. In late 1984, #39 moved to the breeding facility at the Los Angeles Zoo, and lives there still. With mate #42 (known as Kaweah), #39 produced eight chicks; some were raised by condor foster parents and she raised one. #39 is a grandparent of Santa Barbara Zoo condor #433.
  9. A male condor who hatched at the San Diego Wild Animal Park in April 1985, this bird was hand-raised. #42 is known by the name Kaweah, and in 1986, moved to the breeding facility at the Los Angeles Zoo, where he still lives. With mate #39 (known as Anyapa), #42 produced eight chicks; some were hand-raised, others raised by condor foster parents and he raised one. This bird is a grandparent of Santa Barbara Zoo condor #433.
  10. Known by the name Nojoqui, this male condor hatched at the San Diego Wild Animal Park in June 1986, where he was hand-raised. With mate #45 (known as Molloko), #44 has produced 14 chicks; some were hand-raised, others had condor foster parents, and four were raised by him. In order to have more genetic diversity in the captive condor population, in 2003 #44 mated with #32 (known as Almiyi) and produced an additional 12 eggs. #44 still lives at the Wild Animal Park, and with #45, is a grandparent of Santa Barbara Zoo condor #440.
  11. A female condor who hatched at the San Diego Wild Animal Park in April 1988, this bird (known as Molloko) was hand-raised. With mate #44 (known as Nojoqui), #45 produced an amazing 14 eggs; some chicks were hand-raised, others had condor foster parents, and he raised four. In order to have more genetic diversity in the captive condor population, #45 then mated with #25 (known as Xolxol, wild born) and produced an additional four eggs. #45 still lives at the Wild Animal Park, and with #44, is a grandparent of Santa Barbara Zoo condor #440.
  12. This male bird, known as Kaduku, hatched at the San Diego Wild Animal Park in May 1989, where he was hand-raised. In September 1993, #48 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 #97 (known as Hoy), #48 produced five eggs; two chicks were raised by condor foster parents and three were raised by him, including Santa Barbara Zoo condor #440.