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Vultur gryphus
A female Andean condor, photographed at the Calgary Zoo.
Found in the Andes mountains and adjacent Pacific coasts of western South America, it has the largest wingspan (at 3.2 m or 10.5 ft) of any land bird. Listed as near-extinction.
Spotted on Feb 9, 2012
Submitted on Feb 9, 2012
5 Comments
Thanks Satyen and Karen! I can't even imagine one of these guys hopping around in a restaurant, they're huge! That must have been quite the sight.
Fantastic.
Fabulous spot!
I had a very close encounter with a condor in a small restaurant in Cusco, Peru many years ago - the owners had rescued it as a chick & although it was free to fly, it hung around the restaurant most of the time & would steal food from plates - clearing the table of diners!
Thanks James!
Great pics!