Two New World vultures, the largest flying land birds in the Western Hemisphere: the Andean condor of the Andes and the California condor of the western US and Mexico. The Andean condor is often called the largest bird of prey in the world.
Quick answers
What is it?Bird
Carnivore?Yes
Dangerous?No
Domesticated?No
Awake when?Daytime
Hibernates?No
Kept as a pet?No
Do people eat it?No
At a glance
Found inSouth America, North America
HabitatMountains, Coast, Desert
ColoursBlack, White
SizeLarge
Weight7.7–15 kg (Andean condor)
Legs2
Covered inFeathers
Lives alone
Lives for60–70 years
Can fly
Lays eggs
In the wild
- Where it lives
- The Andes and Pacific coast of western South America; the mountains of California, Arizona and northern Mexico.
- What it eats
- Carrion, preferring large carcasses.
Did you know
A wingspan of up to 3.3 m, and once aloft it rarely flaps, riding rising air instead.
An Andean condor’s bare head flushes and changes colour with its mood.
Often confused with
- Vulture
Condors are New World vultures, the largest ones. The Old World vultures of Africa, Asia and Europe look similar but aren’t closely related.
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