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Condors
Condors are two species of New World vultures: the Andean Condor inhabiting the Andean mountains; and the California Condor restricted to western coastal mountains of the US and Mexico. They are the biggest flying land birds in the Western Hemisphere.
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Which is greater an Andean condor or Eurasian eagle owl?
An Andean Condor- they can weigh up to 15 kg (33 lbs) while a Eurasian Eagle Owl would at the most be around 3 kg (6.6 lbs).
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What has a larger wing span a condor or a albatross?
As I have been told, the Royal Albatross has it in terms of wingspan, but if you look at weight and body size, the Andean condor is basically a flying Labrador (with its head shaven).
What is a Andean Condors predator?
Adult condors do not have any predators. Young condors and condor eggs could be hunted by anything from snakes to mountain lions (although condors build their nests on hard-to-reach ledges on cliffs.
How wide is wingspan of a condor?
The average California Condor's wingspan is nine and half feet in length. The Andean Condor is bigger, both in general size, and wingspan, at an average of ten feet.
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How big is it California condor?
A California condor's length ranges from 43 to 55 inches (or 109 to 140 centimeters).
Their weight can range from 15 to 31 pounds (or 7 to 14.1 kilograms), though they usually weigh between 18 to 20 pounds (or 8 to 9 kilograms).
Their wingspan ranges from 8.2 to 9.8 feet (or 2.49 to 3 meters). Despite this fact, wingspans up to 11 feet or 3.4 meters have been reported. However, the longest wingspan that has been verified is 10 feet or 3.05 meters. All being said, California condors have the greatest wingspan of any North American bird.
What does a condor habitat look like?
Condors live mainly in very high mountains; they fly very high, so they can launch from their roosts high in the mountains
Yes. Several years ago the California condor went extinct in the wild, but as a result of efforts by conservationists there are now about 200 in the wild.
Nope. There are no birds that hibernate. If the weather gets too cold for them, they migrate away. One of the conveniences of being able to fly.
What is the predator of the California condor?
The California Condor is a Scavenger. It feeds off carrion, or dead animals.
Not much, as condors eat carrion, and they have no natural predators.
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What is the largest recorded wing span of a condor?
The California Condor has a body length of 43 - 52 inches, a wingspan up to 9 1/2 feet, and weighs 18 - 23 pounds
What are the California condors threats?
California Condor
The California condor. It is endangered by being killed or poisen. They have been over 100 released in one part of California.
What is the scientific Latin name for the California condor?
The California condor is gymnogyps californianus.A large ,very rare vulture,with a wingspan up to nine feet.Recently reintroduced into the wild in California and Arizona.Other condors are being bred in captivity for future release,to augment the current population of wild condors.
What are facts about California condors?
A condor is a type of bird known as a vulture. Condors are the largest flying birds in the western hemisphere.
