Andean Condor
Andean Condor PhotoAndean condors are scavengers that are well-equipped for the job, with hooked beaks to aid in tearing flesh from large carcasses, a high resistance to bacterial infections, and bald heads that promote hygiene.
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus
Chilean name: Cóndor
The Andean Condor is distributed in the Andes from Venezuela to Tierra del Fuego.
Andean Condor
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Cathartidae
Species: Vultur gryphus ...
Andean condors are massive birds, among the largest in the world that are able to fly. Because they are so heavy (up to 33 pounds/15 kilograms), even their enormous 10-foot (3-meter) wingspan needs some help to keep them aloft.
The Andean condor can be considered one of nature's garbage collectors.
It can pick an animal's carcass clean in under an hour-sometimes even eating the bones.
The Andean condor nests in shallow caves on cliff ledges and lays a single egg.
Andean Condor Vultur gryphus
Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors ...
Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus)
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Andean condors are one of the largest flying birds in the world. Their wingspan can reach 3.2m and they can weigh as much as 15kg. Young condors do not learn to fly until they are six months old.
Scientific name: Vultur gryphus
Rank: Species ...
Andean condor (Vultur gryphus)
As one of the largest flying birds in the world, the Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) forms an awesome sight over the South American skies, as... More 30 Images 10 Videos ...
Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus) Note: Widest wingspan of any bird in the world
Population: Unknown but declining due to human persecution based on claims that it kills livestock. Status: Near Threatened Species.
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The Andean condor has black plumage with white wing patches and a white neck ruff . The gray colored head and neck are bare; the male species has a comb of wattles.
The rare California condor or California vulture is all black with white wing bands.
The Andean Condor lives in the Andes at heights of 3000 to 5500 m (9,800 to 18,00 ft.), but it is also found on the rocky seacoasts of Peru and Chile. They are often seen soaring in search of carrion.
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The Andean condor prefers roosting and breeding at elevations of 3,000 to 5,000 meters (10,000-16,000 ft).There is a well developed social structure within large groups of condors, with competition to determine a 'pecking order' ...
The Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus) which inhabits the Andes mountains.
The California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) nowadays restricted to western coastal mountains of the United States.
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Is the Andean Condor Endangered?
The Andean Condor is an endangered species of vulture which needs to be protected and preserved through conscious efforts.
Chile: Andean Condor
Colombia: Andean Condor
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Genus Vultur (Andean condor)
Species Vultur gryphus (Andean condor)
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The Andean Condor, slightly larger, is now generally considered unrelated to the true Falconiformes.
We saw American Kestrel and our first Andean Condor at this spot. We continued higher up the road and near the top had: Aplomado Falcon, Red-backed Hawk, Rufous-tailed Hawk.
We visited a private reserve for Andean Condors on Mount Antisana, where Lake Micacocha is located. The elevation is quite high, over 12,000 feet, and temperatures were in the upper 30s.
New World vultures include Andean condors (Vultur gryphus) and California condors (Gymnogyps californianus).
The Andean condor, Vultur gryphus, has black plumage with white wing patches and a white neck ruff. The lead-colored head and neck are bare; the male has a comb and wattles.
The largest raptors are the Andean condors, whose wingspan can reach more than 9½ feet. On the smaller end of the spectrum are the lesser kestrel and the little sparrowhawk, birds whose wingspan is less than 2½ feet raptors include ...
Many zoos have had some recent success with Andean condors due to a dedicated programme of incubation and hand rearing, but most of the smaller species, and even the owls often breed best in secluded aviaries, out of sight of humans and other birds.
Both condors are very large broad-winged soaring birds, the Andean Condor being 5 cm shorter (beak to tail) on average than the northern species, but larger in wingspan. California Condors are the largest flying land birds in North America.
word gymnast, meaning naked, and refers to the head; gyps is Greek for a vulture; and the Latinized word for California indicates the bird's range. The name condor is from the Spanish word cuntur, and is the Inca name given to the Andean Condor.
 See also: Condor, Vulture, Stork, Eagle, California Condor
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