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The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) - epaiva - 01-07-2018

The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) is a South American bird in the New World vulture family Cathartidae and is the only member of the genus Vultur. Found in the Andes mountains and adjacent Pacific coasts of western South America, the Andean condor is the largest flying bird in the world by combined measurement of weight and wingspan. It has a maximum wingspan of 3.20 mt
The Andean condor wingspan, ranges from 270 to 320 cm. It is weights from 11 to 13 kg for males and 8 to 11 kg for females. Overall length can range from 100 to 130 cm.
Pictures of captive Condor taken in Parque Nacional Sierra de la Culata in Merida, Venezuela


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RE: The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) - epaiva - 01-07-2018

Captive Andean Condor in Parque Nacional Laguna de la Culata in Estado Merida, Venezuela, their situation in Venezuela is very critical with only about 20 Andean Condors in the Wild in this Natural Park in the Venezuelan Andes. It is very hard to see one wild Condor because you need a permission to go to the place where you can see them.


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RE: The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) - epaiva - 05-19-2018

Taken from the book Aves de Presa (Dr Ian Newton y Penny Olsen)

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RE: The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) - epaiva - 08-29-2018

Andean Condors





RE: The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) - epaiva - 09-08-2018

Credit to Juan Carlos Navarrot

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RE: The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) - epaiva - 09-16-2018

Andean condors are huge incredible birds of prey but sadly their numbers are very low in Venezuela, they don`t find good number of dead animals to feed themselves like they do in other parts where you find good healthy numbers like Chile and Argentina. Numbers in Venezuela are alarming with about 20 Andean Condors, other big problem is that many people still believe that they can attack and carry little children away, they don`t have power in their talons like the Eagles do as can be seen in picture of its feet but is very hard to make people believe it, hope they can reproduce and have better future in Venezuela.

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RE: The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) - epaiva - 04-19-2019

Taken from the book Birds of Venezuela (David Ascaniio, Gustavo Rodriguez and Robin Restall

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RE: The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) - epaiva - 05-08-2019

Andean condors travel big distances looking for dead animals to eat them, all their diet is carrion.
Credit to Karl Weidmann

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RE: The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) - Sully - 02-09-2021

35 andean condor poisoned in Bolivia

Bolivia probes deaths of 35 endangered condors (phys.org)

RE: The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) - Lycaon - 02-09-2021

@Sully 

That is terrible news seems to be a global trend, that mass amounts of vultures getting poisoned .