- Fact 2 - California condors have a
mostly bald head and neck. The skin of the head and neck is
colored in different shades of pink, red, orange, yellow, and
light blue. The feathers of the California condor are mostly
black except for white underwing linings.
- Fact 3 - The Andean Condors are
large black vulture with a ruff of white feathers surrounding
the base of the neck. It has the largest wing span (at 3.2 m) of
any land bird.The head and neck are nearly featherless, and are
a dull red color
- Fact 4 - Condors are primarily scavengers, feeding on carrion (the dead and rotting body of an
animal)
- Fact 5 - The Andean Condor has the
largest wing span (at 3.2 m) of any land bird
- Fact 6 - The Andean Condor is a
large black vulture with a ruff of white feathers around its
neck
- Fact 7 - Unlike most birds of prey,
the male Andean Condors are larger than the female
- Fact 8 - California Condors stats and
facts
- Weight: 17 to 29 pounds (7.7 to 13
kilograms)
- Length: 3.5 to 4.6 feet (1.1 to 1.4
meters)
- Habitat:
- Lifespan: 60 years
- Wingspan: 8.2 to 9.7 feet (2.5 to
2.95 meters)
- Speed: 55 miles per hour (88
kilometers per hour)
- Altitudes: 15,000 feet (4,600
meters)
- Diet: Condors are carnivores eating
carrion - dead animals
- Fact 9 - It can take up to 1 week
for a chick to break out of its egg
- Fact 10 - Condors do not have
talons like hawks or eagles
- Fact 11 - The collective name for a group
of condors is a
Flight
- Fact 12 - Male condors are called male
- Fact 13 - Females are called female
- Fact 14 - The names given to babies are
chicks
- Fact 15 - The California Condor (Gymnogyps
californianus) has a current population of 130. It is a
Critically Endangered Species
- Fact 16 - Conservation Status - for more info click
Endangered Species:
- The California Condor
is listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature
(IUCN) as 'critically endangered'
- Critically Endangered - CR (Status: Threatened) - Face an extremely high risk of extinction in the
immediate future
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