Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) is ... the tail is 33–38 cm (13–15 in) and the tarsus is 11.5–12.5 cm ... and the size and shape of the male's crest, are the ...
Condors are very large, broad-winged soaring birds, the Andean condor being 3 inches (7.6 centimetres) to 6 inches (15.2 centimetres) shorter (beak to tail) on average than the northern species, but heavier and larger in wingspan. [3]
The Andean condor is the national bird of Chile. ... These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails, and strong legs. Four species have been ...
[33] [84] The greater adjutant and marabou nearly equal the Andean condor in maximum wingspan, with all three birds believed to reach or exceed a wingspan of 3.16 m (10.4 ft). [44] Standing up to 1.53 m (5.0 ft), with a wingspan of up to 2.3 m (7.5 ft) and a weight up to 5 kg (11 lb), the African goliath heron ( Ardea goliath ) is the largest ...
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.
Andean condor: Vultur gryphus: Cathartidae: 6,500 metres (21,300 feet) [7] Mallard: Anas platyrhynchos: Anatidae: 6,400 metres (21,000 feet) This height was recorded over Nevada; [1] [4] [5] This record occurred when a Lockheed L-188 Electra turboprop airliner operating a Western Airlines flight suffered a bird strike at cruising altitude. [8 ...
The Andean condor is the national bird of Bolivia. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Bolivia. The avifauna of Bolivia has 1409 confirmed species. Sixteen are endemic, two have been introduced by humans, and 14 are rare or vagrants. An additional 40 species are hypothetical (see below).
The belly is white and the tail has broad bands of brownish-gray and white ... Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) and ... Egg size is 81 to 86 mm (3.2 to 3.4 in) in ...