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The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) is a South American bird in the New World vulture family Cathartidae and is the only member of the genus Vultur. Found in the Andes mountains and adjacent Pacific coasts of western South America, the Andean condor is the largest flying bird in the world by combined measurement of weight and wingspan. It has a maximum wingspan of 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in)
El cóndor andino, también cóndor de los Cerros, cóndor de los Andes, o simplemente cóndor (Vultur gryphus) es una especie de ave de la familia Cathartidae que habita en América del Sur. El orden al que pertenece su familia se encuentra en disputa. Se extiende por la cordillera de los Andes, cordilleras próximas a ella y las costas adyacentes de los océanos Pacífico y Atlántico. Es el ave no marina de mayor envergadura del planeta, no posee subespecies y su nombre procede del quechua kuntur.
Es un ave grande y negra, con plumas blancas alrededor del cuello y en partes de las alas. La cabeza carece de plumas y es de color rojo, pudiendo cambiar de tonalidad de acuerdo con el estado emocional del ave. A diferencia de la mayor parte de las aves de presa, el macho es mayor que la hembra.
Es un símbolo nacional de Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, teniendo un importante rol en el folclore y la mitología de las regiones andinas de Sudamérica.
La Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza la cataloga como una especie vulnerable, ya que sufre la pérdida de su hábitat y el envenenamiento por la ingesta de animales intoxicados o de los propios cebos envenenados colocados ilegalmente por cazadores y ganaderos. Varios países iniciaron programas de reproducción en cautividad.
Es considerada como un patrimonio cultural y natural de Sudamérica.
Gracias amig@s por sus gentiles visitas, generosos comentarios o por señalarla entre sus favoritas.
D-ANRH - Airbus A-330-941 - CONDOR
at Toronto Lester B. Pearson Airport (YYZ)
c/n 2024 - built in 2022 -
delivered to CONDOR 12/2022
First YYZ-visit
Le plus grand des vautours et c'est l'oiseau avec l'albatros a la plus grande envergure au monde 3m20 , il peut peser 15 kg
Sa longévité 50 ans est exeptionnelle chez les oiseaux
Il vit en haute montagne de 3000 à 5000 m d'altitude mais aussi sur les falaises le long de la côte pacifique
Il vole en altitude à la recherche de cadavres ou de carcasses d'animaux morts Il ne peut pas les transporter en vol et doit donc les mangers sur place au sol
Nichant dans des endroits inaccessibles le condor des Andes couve un seul oeuf durant
prés de deux mois
Le poussin commence à voler à l'age de six mois
Les parents s'occupant encore de lui pendant prés de un an
Le condor est le symbole national figurant sur les armoiries
des pays Andins Pérou ,Bolivie,Equateur , Chili
While visiting Marble Canyon I was hoping to see some of the nesting condors there by the bridges that cross the Colorado River.
For 10 minutes on one of late mornings (I was sleeping in as I was up late each night taking the Milky Way photos) got extremely lucky with several of them flying around. Very exciting to see.
D-ANRH - Airbus A-330-941 - CONDOR
at Toronto Lester B. Pearson Airport (YYZ)
c/n 2024 - built in 2022 -
delivered to CONDOR 12/2022
First YYZ-visit of a Condor aircraft in the full new "Stripes" livery
Some very lucky photographer (not me) was treated to an intimate portrait session with California Condor Z0. This guy landed right on the Angels Landing trail at Zion. Unfortunately, I didn't have a permit for the trail so had to use my long lens.
D-AIYC - Airbus A-330-243 - Condor (leased from Avolon Aerospace)
in white c/s with CONDOR titles + logo
at Duesseldorf Rhein-Ruhr Airport (DUS)
c/n 975 - built in 2008 for Etihad Airways (CIT Aerospace) -
leased to Condor 03/2022 - returned to lessor 18.12.23
(Photo G. Dickmann)
Marble Canyon, AZ
This is R8 (Captain Obvious reporting here) who is one of only 347 Condors in the wild while the remaining 214 are in captive breeding programs (2022 Status). According to his tag, R8 is a male hatched at the Oregon Zoo on April 29, 2015 . We observed 12 different individuals on this day and had a blast watching and recording them, maybe too much as I filled up the two mega cards on my Canon R5. This has introduced some downloading challenges with my limited laptop capacity. Will have to tackle this issue when I return to Calgary shortly. This encounter with these rare wild Condors will go down as the highlight for 2023.
On November 06, 2020, I visited the mountains just outside of the Bitter Springs National Wildlife Refuge in Kern County. The refuge was established to protect the California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus). On a high ridge next to a steep drop off, I saw a photographer with a long lens. He was taking a photo of a soaring Condor way high. The bird was much to high to get a photo with the lenses I had. The next day I visited the California Living Museum (CALM) in Bakersfield CA where they have animals native to California. There I found this photogenic condor.
California Condor P5 soars overhead, riding the thermals above Marble Canyon, Arizona.
P5 is a male hatched at the Los Angeles zoo in 2015.
As mentioned in my previous condor post, all California Condors are fitted with large, numbered tags and GPS transmitters, valuable tools in the conservation effort. I remove the tags/transmitters in processing because I think they detract from the "beauty" of the birds and I prefer to present them in a more natural state.
D-ABOL - Boeing B-757-330/W - Condor -
(in their latest c/s)
at Duesseldorf International Airport (DUS)
c/n 29.021 - built in 2000
California Condor soars through the canyon.. V5 is a 7-yr-old male hatched at the World Center for Birds of Prey in Idaho. The California Condor was on the edge of extinction when folks who cared came through with extraordinary dedication. From web sources: over 300 now soar freely over California, Arizona, Utah and Mexico.
From Wikipedia: "The California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) is a New World vulture, and the largest North American land bird. It became extinct in the wild in 1987 (all remaining wild individuals were captured), but has since been reintroduced to northern Arizona and southern Utah (including the Grand Canyon area and Zion National Park), the coastal mountains of Central and Southern California, and northern Baja California." The wingspan is huge, by the way, close to 10 feet. I was lucky to see this one and some others of the flock within the bounds of Pinnacles National Park a few years back. This is an adult male, No. 602, hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo April 10, 2011.
D-ADQO - McDonnell Douglas Dc-10-30 - Condor
at Frankfurt Rhein/Main Airport (FRA)
c/n 46.596 - built in 1979 for Condor -
sold to Omni Air International in 1999 - operated as N630AX until 2009 -
retired and stored VCV
scanned from Kodachrome-slide
Condor Boeing 767-343/ER D-ABUK lands runway 26L at Las Vegas (LAS/KLAS) November 2, 2017. From Frankfurt as CFG 2062.
El condor pasa
I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail
Yes I would, if I could, I surely would
I'd rather be a hammer than a nail
Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would
Away, I'd rather sail away
Like a swan that's here and gone
A man gets tied up to the ground
He gives the world its saddest sound
Its saddest sound
D-ABOM - Boeing B-757-330/W - CONDOR
(with the latest Condor tail c/s)
at Duesseldorf International Airport (DUS)
c/n 29.022 - built in 2000
(Photo: G. Dickmann)
"Andean condors are massive birds, among the largest in the world that are able to fly. Because they are so heavy (up to 33 pounds), even their enormous 10-foot wingspan needs some help to keep them aloft. For that reason, these birds prefer to live in windy areas where they can glide on air currents with little effort. Andean condors are found in mountainous regions, as their name suggests, but also live near coasts replete with ocean breezes and even deserts that feature strong thermal air currents."
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/facts/andean-condor
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This portrait of a California Condor was possible by shooting straight down from the walkway across the pedestrian Navajo Bridge. The bridge spans the Colorado River at Marble Canyon in Northern Arizona. The first ray of sunshine nicely illuminated its face leaving the background nice and dark. That's a good thing, since that background is one of the bridge supports.
This shot marks the midway point of my random bird posting series.
Soaring effortlessly high above the Colorado River in front of a wall of Kaibab Limestone in Marble Canyon, Arizona. Being at eye level with these majestic birds is one of my all time favorite nature experiences.
P.S. I just read that nine California Condors perished in one of the horrendous CA wildfires. The Grand Canyon/Marble Canyon condor population shouldn't be threatened by wildfires, but they have plenty of other challenges...at the top of the list, lead poisoning from hunting ammunition.
Un condor des Andes qui s'aérait et se réchauffait les plumes au soleil ;-)
An Andean Condor which was getting some fresh air and warming its plumage under the sun ;-)
Le condor de Californie ( Gymnogyps californianus ) est un vautour du Nouveau Monde , le plus grand oiseau terrestre d'Amérique du Nord. Ce condor a disparu à l'état sauvage en 1987 (tous les individus sauvages restants ont été capturés)
Le nombre de condor a considérablement diminué au 20e siècle en raison du braconnage , de l'empoisonnement au plomb et de la destruction de l'habitat . Un plan de conservation a été mis en place par le gouvernement des États-Unis qui a mené à la capture de tous les condors sauvages restants qui a été accomplie en 1987, avec une population totale de 27 individus. Ces oiseaux survivants ont été élevés au parc animalier sauvage de San Diego et au zoo de Los Angeles . Les nombres ont augmenté grâce à l' élevage en captivité et, à partir de 1991, les condors ont été réintroduits dans la nature. Depuis lors, sa population a augmenté, mais le condor californien reste l'une des espèces d'oiseaux les plus rares au monde: en décembre 2016, il y avait 446 condors vivant en liberté ou en captivité.
D'après diapositive en juillet 1985.