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Vultur gryphus

Photo by isscarr
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Field Notes

Description:

The biggest America's bird. Maybe the biggest flying bird of the world. Black feathers, white around the neck. The head is red. Scavenger, feed on carrion.

Habitat:

Lives in Andes mountains and adjacent Pacific coasts of western South America.

Notes:

The camelids are guanacos.
Watch the video ;)

Reference Links:

EOL: Vultur gryphus, Andean Condor, Condor de Los Andes - AVES DE CHILE

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Comments (6)
Atul
fab stuff pal!!
HemaShah
awesome. Great spotting!! Welcome to Project Noah!
isscarr
Thanks for the comments. @KarenL, i'll take your suggestion.
KarenL
Amazing series! Can I suggest you make photo 3 the main photo as you can more clearly see the condors & it has the added bonus of the llama!

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Birds of the World
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Biodiversidad de Chile
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Aves de Chile - Birds of Chile
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PublishedDecember 8, 2011

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