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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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What type of animals live around the Mississippi river?
Yellow flamingoes, yellow parots and best of all yellow ducks...
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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.
- California is the USA's most populous state with almost 40,000,000 residents, more than Canada as of 2008. One of eight United States residents live here.
- California is a "minority majority" state, with 58% of its population Asian, Hispanic, Native American or other groups. 26% of its people were born outside the U.S.1
- Only Alaska and Texas have more land than California
- Three out of the ten largest U. S. cities are in California: Los Angeles, San Diego and San Jose
- California was the country's top state in cash farm receipts in 2008, growing nearly half of all fruits, nuts and vegetables. Almonds are the biggest export (in dollars), followed by dairy products, wine, table grapes, cotton, walnuts, pistachios and rice
- California contains the lowest and the highest points in the continental U. S. You can travel from 282 feet below sea level in Death Valley to 14,494-foot Mt. Whitney in less than a day
- California is home to the world's largest tree (General Sherman Tree in Sequoia National Park) and the tallest (a coastal redwood whose identity is withheld)7.
- Some California plants live a long time. The eastern Sierras' Bristlecone pines are 4,600 years old, but a Mojave Desert creosote bush is among the world's oldest living things at 43,000 years.
- Invented in California: fortune cookies, Apple computers, theme parks (Disneyland), blue jeans and the Barbie Doll
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.
Is there a bird bigger than a condor?
Yes, the ostrich is larger.
(different user) my research has found a bird larger than a condor.... and an ostrich... and that animal is the Titanis Walleri. This bird is now extinct so technically if it was based on animals in the 21st century then it would be the ostrich
The Andean Condor lives in the Andes in south America, whilst the Californian Condor lives in coastal mountains on the western seaboard of the USA
Why are California condors dying?
The pesticides caused the eggs to be so fragile that when the mother tried to incubinate them the eggs breaks now the pesticide is illegal to protect the condors.
Do California condors have any unusual behaviors?
Yes, California condors exhibit several unusual behaviors. They are known for their social structures, often roosting and foraging in groups, which is somewhat atypical for large birds. Additionally, they engage in ritualized courtship displays that involve synchronized flying and vocalizations. Their scavenging habits and reliance on thermals for soaring flight also reflect unique adaptations to their environment.
