The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) is a South American New World vulture and is the only member of the genus Vultur. It is found in the Andes mountains...
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Hemisphere. One species, the Andean condor (Vultur gryphus), inhabits the Andean mountains. The other, the California condor (Gymnogyps californianus),...
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originally classified in the same genus as the Andean condor (V. gryphus), but, due to the Andean condor's slightly different markings, slightly longer...
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English title is imprecise since neither species of the condor, the Andean condor and Californian condor, is native to China. The story is set in imperial China...
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of king vultures (Sarcoramphus papa), California condors (Gymnogyps californianus) and Andean condors (Vultur gryphus). New World vultures were traditionally...
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in terrestrial environments, another good point of comparison is the Andean condor, the largest extant flighted land bird both in average wingspan and...
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America California condor Gymnogyps californianus in California, formerly widespread in the mountains of western North America Andean condor Vultur gryphus...
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surrounded by Bolivian flags, cannons, laurel branches, and has an Andean condor on top. Bolivian law describes the coat of arms as follows: The coat...
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numerous symbols. Perched on top of the shield is an Andean condor holding an olive crown and the condor symbolizing freedom. The national motto, Libertad...
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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)...
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King vulture (redirect from Amazon condor)
clothing of one. The king vulture's closest living relative is the Andean condor, Vultur gryphus. Some authors have even put these species in a separate...
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Captivity". Guinness World Records. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2022. "Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) longevity, ageing, and life history". genomics.senescence...
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Music of Peru Andean music El kondor pada "El Condor Passa (Peru) sheet music for Flute". 8 Notes.com. Retrieved 18 February 2016. "El Condor Pasa (if I...
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mountain tapir, spectacled bear and yellow-tailed woolly monkey. The Andean condor, the largest flying land-bird in the Western Hemisphere, occurs throughout...
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bellflower) is the national flower, the Andean condor, (Vultur gryphus) (NT) is the national bird, and the South Andean huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus), is...
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Andean condor; more typically, however, these storks measure 225–287 cm (7–9 ft) across the wings, which is about a foot less than the average Andean...
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Teratornis (redirect from Merriam's Giant Condor)
estimated 75 cm (30 in) tall. It was somewhat larger than the extant Andean condor, and by calculating the area of the organism's sternum and synsacrum...
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wingspan of 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) and weight up to 8 kg (18 lb), joins the Andean condor in having the widest wingspan of all living land birds. Their nests...
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6 Antipodean albatross Diomedea antipodensis 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) 6 Andean condor Vultur gryphus 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) 7 Northern royal albatross Diomedea...
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and weight, it was even larger than the largest living vultures (the Andean condor or the black vulture). Another giant eagle more recently and scantily...
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ISBN 0-394-46651-9. Fisher, Harvey I. (February 1942). "The Pterylosis of the Andean Condor". Condor. 44 (1). Cooper Ornithological Society: 30–32. doi:10.2307/1364195...
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Pterodroma cahow No Bhutan Common raven Corvus corax Yes Bolivia Andean condor Vultur gryphus Yes Botswana Kori bustard Ardeotis kori Yes Brazil...
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ISBN 0-394-46651-9. Fisher, Harvey L. (February 1942). "The Pterylosis of the Andean Condor". Condor. 44 (1): 30–32. doi:10.2307/1364195. JSTOR 1364195. Peterson, Roger...
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centre of the shield. This background is supported in one side by an Andean condor, the most significant bird of prey from the Andes, and in the other...
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Yellow-crowned redstart Yellow-headed brush-finch Yellow-rumped warbler The Andean condor inhabits the Andes mountain range. Although it is primarily a scavenger...
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Wiphala (section Andean peoples and social movements)
others, so it is not possible to establish its meaning or use within the Andean cosmogony of the time. The Museum of World Culture in Gothenburg, Sweden...
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Gargiulo, Carolina Natalia (2012). Distribución y situación actual del cóndor andino (Vultur gryphus) en las sierras centrales de Argentina (PDF) (Thesis)...
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canyon is home to the Andean condor (Vultur gryphus), a species that has been the focus of worldwide conservation efforts. The condors can be seen at close...
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flying amid the snowfall. One of the largest birds in the world, the Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) can be seen in Patagonia. Of the many kinds of waterfowl...
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