General Characteristics

Length : 40-50 inches

Weight : Males  about 24-33 pounds /  Female  : 18-23 pounds

Wingspan : 10 1/2 - 12 feet

Description : Andean Condors are one of the largest flying birds in the world, weighing 9-12 kg. They have very broad wings with a span of over 3 m. In spite of their weight, the great wing surface allows them to soar on rising air currents almost indefinitely. The birds are black with white patches on the wings and a white ruff around the neck. Their heads are naked, but the male has a fleshy comb. Males have brown eyes; females have garnet red eyes. They have been known to live more than 75 years in captivity.

Range - Andean Condors they live in High Andes and the shores of the Peruvian coast.

Habitat -They live in Inaccessible and exposed mountain ledges throughout the eastern Andes.

Food - Andean Condors eat chickens, and rats.

Status - Only a few thousand living in the wild

Reason for the status - because people are hunting and habitat destruction.

What type of bird is it - Carnivores

Gestation -  56 days

Longevity -  41-51 years