New World Vultures (Cathartidae)
Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus) - HBW 2, p. 40
French: Condor des Andes
German: Andenkondor
Spanish: Cóndor Andino
Other common names: Fish Hawk
Taxonomy: Vultur gryphus Linnaeus, 1758, Chile.
Monotypic.
Distribution: Andes, from Venezuela to Tierra del Fuego, descending to sea level in Peru and Chile.
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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Adult female, caring for their plumage. Locality Cerro Fitz Roy, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
Carmelo López 17 November 2009 2 years ago 45 sec 4.6 -
Adult female perched on a rock ledge. Locality Cerro Fitz Roy, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
Carmelo López 17 November 2009 2 years ago 25 sec 4.3 -
An adult in flight Locality Antisana Ecological Reserve, Napo Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Alex García · Videoaves 2 July 2011 1 year ago 34 sec 4.3 -
Immatures soaring and one coming into land at the Nevada ski centre Locality Farellones, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 6 November 2011 1 year ago 34 sec 4.2 -
Possibly a family, the youngster being impatient. Locality Valle del Portillo, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile
Eric Van Marck 16 April 2004 2 years ago 1 min 48 sec 4.2 -
A female in flight, the background, the Fitz Roy. Locality Cerro Fitz Roy, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
Carmelo López 17 November 2009 3 years ago 32 sec 4.2
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in flight
Locality Colca Canyon, Arequipa Department, Peru
Lior Kislev 17 December 2009 2 years ago 4.6 -
A female, standing 10 meters.
Locality Cerro Fitz Roy, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
Carmelo López 17 November 2009 3 years ago 4.6 -
Male adult
Locality Cruz del Condor, Colca Canyon, Arequipa Department, Peru
Patrick Ingremeau 18 July 2009 2 years ago 4.4 -
Closeup of a male
Locality Antwerp Zoo, Antwerp Province, Belgium (Monotypic species)
Jonathan Beilby 25 October 2008 4 years ago 4.3 -
a female juvenile on the side of the road.
Locality El Chaltén, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
Leandro Herrainz 15 October 2011 33 weeks ago 4.3 -
Adult male rising on a thermal
Locality Colca Canyon, Arequipa Department, Peru (Monotypic species)
Andy Wombat 2 July 2012 18 weeks ago 4.2
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