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Andean Condor

Vultur gryphus Linnaeus, C 1758

The Andean condor 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 and weight of 15 kg (33 lb). It is generally considered as the largest bird of prey in the world. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Accipitriformes
Family:
  Cathartidae
Genus:
   Vultur
Scientific:
  Vultur gryphus

Original description

Citation:
  Linnaeus, C 1758

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.86

Protonym:
  Vultur Gryphus

Type locality:
  Chile.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/101/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  659E8F5C0AEA27F2

Avibase ID:
  avibase-659E8F5C

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/659E8F5C

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175279


VULNERABLE

Geographic range:

  • Vultur gryphus: Andes and coasts of Colombia to Tierra del Fuego
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Andean Condor
Catalan:
Còndor dels Andes
Czech:
kondor andský
Danish:
Andeskondor
German:
Andenkondor
Spanish:
Cóndor Andino
Spanish (Spain):
Cóndor Andino
Finnish:
andienkondori
French:
Condor des Andes
Croatian:
Andski kondor
Hungarian:
andoki kondor
Icelandic:
Kondór
Italian:
Condor delle Ande
Japanese (romaji):
kondoru
Japanese:
コンドル
Lithuanian:
Andinis kondoras
Dutch:
Andescondor
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Andeskondor
Norwegian:
Andeskondor
Polish:
kondor wielki
Portuguese:
condor
Portuguese (Brazil):
condor
Portuguese (Portugal):
Condor-dos-andes
Russian:
Андский кондор
Slovak:
kondor veľký
Serbian:
Andski kondor
Swedish:
kondor
Ukrainian:
Кондор андійський
Chinese:
安第斯神鹫
Chinese (Traditional):
康多兀鷲

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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Condor des Andes ( Vultur gryphus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Vultur gryphus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Vultur gryphus
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Vultur gryphus

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Species status: full species

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Abkhazian: аКондор
Azerbaijani: kondor
Bulgarian: Андски кондор
Bengali: িঅচন্দমজয কেয
Bengali (transliteration): āndijēra kanḍara
Catalan: Còndor dels Andes
Montenegrin: andski kondor, андски кондор
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): андски кондор
Czech: Kondor andský
Chuvash: кондор, кондорĕ, кондорсем
Danish: Andeskondor
German: Andenkondor, Kondor
Greek: Κόνδορας των Άνδεων
English: Andean Condor
English, HBW: Andean Condor
English (IOC): Andean Condor
English (United States): Andean Condor
Esperanto: Anda kondoro
Spanish: Cóndor, Cóndor Andino
Spanish (Argentine): Cóndor andino
Spanish (Chile): Cóndor
Spanish (Colombia): Cóndor Andino, Cóndor de los Andes
Spanish (Ecuador): Cóndor Andino
Spanish (Spain): Cóndor Andino
Spanish (HBW): Andean Condor
Spanish (Peru): Cóndor Andino
Spanish (Paraguay): Cóndor
Spanish (Venezuela): Cóndor
Estonian: andi kondor, andi kondor (kaeluskondor), kaeluskondor
Finnish: Andienkondori
French: Condor des Andes
Friulian: condôr
Guarani: Yryvu
Hebrew: קונדור האנדים
Croatian: Andski kondor
Hungarian: andoki kondor
Icelandic: Kondór
Italian: Avvoltoio delle Ande, Condor, Condor delle Ande
Japanese (romaji): kondoru
Japanese: コンドル
Kara-Kalpak: кондор
Mongolian, Halh: аварга тас
Kazakh: Анд кондоры, Анд құмайы, кондор
Kirghiz: Анд кондору, Анды кондору
Scientific: Sarcoramphus gryphus, Vultur gryphus, Vultur gyphus
Lithuanian: Andinis kondoras
Mongolian: аварга тас
Maltese: kondor ta' l-Andes, kondor ta' l-Andi
Dutch: Andescondor
Norwegian Nynorsk: Andeskondor
Norwegian: Andeskondor
Polish: kondor wielki
Portuguese: condor, Condor-dos-andes
Portuguese (Brazil): condor, Condor-dos-andes
Portuguese (Portugal): Condor-dos-andes
Russian: Андский кондор, Кондор
Slovak: Kondor golierikatý, kondor golierkatý, kondor golierkatý (kondor veľký), kondor veľký
Slovenian: Kondor
Serbian: Andski kondor
Swedish: Kondor
Tajik: кондор
Turkish: And Kondoru, And Kondorunun
Tatar: Анд кондоры , кондор
Ukrainian: Кондор андійський
Uzbek: Америка кондори, Америка тасқараси, кондор
Kalmyk: тург
Chinese: 安第斯神鹫
Chinese (Traditional): 康多兀鷲

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