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Andean Condor

Vultur gryphus

Photo by RachelM
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Field Notes

Description:

A female Andean condor, photographed at the Calgary Zoo.

Habitat:

Found in the Andes mountains and adjacent Pacific coasts of western South America, it has the largest wingspan (at 3.2 m or 10.5 ft) of any land bird. Listed as near-extinction.

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Andean Condor

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Comments (5)
RachelM
Thanks Satyen and Karen! I can't even imagine one of these guys hopping around in a restaurant, they're huge! That must have been quite the sight.
KarenL
Fabulous spot! I had a very close encounter with a condor in a small restaurant in Cusco, Peru many years ago - the owners had rescued it as a chick & although it was free to fly, it hung around the restaurant most of the time & would steal food from plates - clearing the table of diners!

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PublishedFebruary 9, 2012

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