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ANDEAN CONDOR

DEFINITION

The Andean condor, also condor de los Cerros, condor de los Andes, or simply condor is a species of bird in the family Cathartidae that lives in South America. The order to which his family belongs is in dispute. It extends through the Andes mountain range, nearby mountain ranges and the adjacent coasts of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. It is one of the largest non-sea birds on the planet, it does not have subspecies

CHARACTERISTICS

The Andean condor is one of the largest raptor species in the neotropics. The length of the body is 120 cm, reaching a wingspan of 300 cm and a weight of around 12 kg. Its beak is creamy-white at the tip and black at the base. It has gray legs and yellowish-brown irises.

HÁBITAT

Found only in South America along the Andes Mountains and regularly linked to high Andean habitats, however, in Peru it has been recorded at sea level and in Argentina it can be found in the plains.

FEEDING

The condor is an almost exclusively scavenger animal, it feeds on all kinds of large dead animals, such as: llamas, alpacas, deer, cows, etc. For this reason, their head and neck are devoid of feathers, to prevent bacteria and fungi from decomposing meat from causing diseases.

HOW WOULD YOU AVOID THE EXTINCTION OF THIS SPECIES

1.-PRESERVE YOUR ECOSYSTEM
2.-THAT THEY DO NOT MARRY HIM