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The Andean condor is the largest living land bird capable of flight if measured in terms of average weight and wingspan, although male bustards of the largest species (far more sexually dimorphic in size) can weigh more.
The Andean condor has a wingspan of 2.7–3.1 metres (8 feet 10 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches – 10 feet 2 inches) [4] and even up to about 3.20 metres (10 ft 6 in) and a weight of 8–15 kg, [3] with males ranging from to 11 to 15 kg (24 to 33 lb) and females 7.5 to 11 kg (17 to 24 lb). [5]
If included, the largest species of this order, based on body weight and wingspan, is the Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) of western South America. The Andean condor can reach a wingspan of 3.2 m (10 ft) [49] and a weight of 15 kg (33 lb). [50] Excluding New World vultures, the largest extant species is the Eurasian black vulture (Aegypius ...
The Andean condor is the national bird of Chile.. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Chile.Unless otherwise noted, the list is that of the South American Classification Committee (SACC) of the American Ornithological Society.
Since A. magnificens is known to have lived in terrestrial environments, another good point of comparison is the Andean condor, the largest extant flighted land bird both in average wingspan and weight, with the former spanning up to 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) with an average of around 2.82 m (9 ft 3 in), and the latter reaching a maximum of up to 15 ...
In length and weight, it was even larger than the largest living vulture (the Andean condor). [20] Another giant bird (not actually an eagle save for in name) more recently and scantily described from the fossil record, the Woodward's eagle, which resided in North America, [21] rivaled the Haast's in at least the aspect of total length. [22]
An Andean condor being treated in Chile with lead in its blood, a pellet embedded in its skull and a satellite tracker from Argentina highlights the challenges of conserving this endangered bird.
Vultur gryphus (Andean condor) † Vultur messii Vultur is a genus of New World vulture that contains two species, an extant species, the Andean condor ( Vultur gryphus ) and the fossil species Vultur messii from the early Pliocene of Argentina.