In a 17-year study, Chilean researchers observed that Andean condors (Vultur gryphus) use landfills as supplemental food sources when natural food is scarce. The researchers found that females and ...

While investigating the feeding interactions of the Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) in Peru, researcher Victor Gamarra-Toledo found something that concerned him — plastics featuring in the ...

For the past 2,200 years, Andean condors (Vultur gryphus), among the largest known flying birds in the world, have been nesting — and pooping — at a cliffside grotto in northern Patagonia ...

The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) is the world’s largest bird of prey, weighing up to 33 lb (15 kg) and with a wingspan of up to 10 ft (3 m).

Guano that has accumulated in a cliffside Andean condor nest for 2,200 years reveals how the now-vulnerable birds responded to a changing environment.

The largest landfill in Chile, Loma Los Colorados, hosts the largest known aggregation of Andean Condors (Vultur gryphus) at a single site. That’s according to a new study published in the ...

9. Andean Condor Andean condors (Vultur gryphus) make their home in the Andean mountains of South America. Considered the largest bird of prey, adult Andean condors can weigh as much as 33 pounds.

The massive Andean condor (Vultur gryphus), which calls the South American mountain range home, has a 11.5-foot wingspan, making it one of the largest flying birds. Globally, there are some 6,700 ...

Andean condors (Vultur gryphus) belong to the New World vultures and condors family (Cathartidae). They can be found over most of western South America, so that includes Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador ...

A new Andean condor has arrived at the National Aviary, with the hope that he'll play a role in conserving the species.

The Andean Condor Has The Largest Wingspan Of Any Raptor In The World With a wingspan that makes other birds seem small by comparison, the Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) will make anyone feel tiny ...