Back to In Memoriam Condor Bios

#167 “Kingpin”

Sex: Male

Hatch Location & Date: LA Zoo, 5/6/1997

Release Date: 12/12/1997

Parents:  #27 and #31 ​

Local Biological Siblings:  #298, #311,#405, #696, #716, #760

Breeding Status: Paired with #190 ​

Offspring: Fostered: #444 Biological: #646, #753, #799, #914

Deceased: 8/21/2020, Dolan Fire

During his first seven years in the wild, Kingpin was second in the dominance hierarchy to our oldest male, Condor #164. Since #164's death in 2005, Kingpin has been the most dominant member of our Big Sur flock. This means that he gets first choice of food and that he frequently disciplines other condors lower in the hierarchy.
​
Kingpin paired with Condor #190 in 2006 and they established a breeding territory that spring. In 2007, the pair started nesting in the cavity of a Coast Redwood tree:  this was the first-ever documented Coast Redwood condor nest. Since then, he has successfully raised several chicks with #190. Kingpin shows a preference for secluded coastal canyons and tends to avoid the highway and areas with heavy human traffic.