BIOMES KEY Animal List Andean CondorVulture gryphus Condor at the Burnet Park Zoo, Syracuse, NYGeneral Information The Vulture gryphus, otherwise known as the Andean condor, is the largest flying bird in the Andes Mountains. It is considered an endangered species. The condor is classified as a bird. It lives in the Andes Mountains and along the coast of Peru and Argentina. Its body is covered with long black feathers and white upper wings. A collar of white feathers surrounds the base ...

Andean Condor ( Vultur gryphus ) The Andean condor is the largest bird of prey ever recorded. The adult height of this enormous bird is four feet, and it has a wing span of 10 feet. It usually weighs between 20 to 25 pounds. Males are somewhat larger than females but are alike in appearance, except that males have a caruncle (fleshy growth) on their heads. The condor has a bare gray-red head and a white ring on its neck. Its feathers are shiny black with large white patches. It has a ho ...

Andean Condor Genus: Vultur Species: gryphus I have never liked vultures. Not too many people do. After reading about them, however, I have changed my mind. Condors mate for life, they both take care of their chick, they don't kill animals, only eat their remains, and they look the way they do for very specialized reasons. The condor is the largest vulture in South America. It has a wing span of up to 10 feet and more. Male condors can weigh 24 to 33 pounds, and females from 18 to 24 poun ...

The eagle is one of the biggest and most powerful birds in the world. Eagles have been linked to power and dignity by people everywhere. Old eagle eyes? Some naturalists believe an eagle can see a rabbit two miles away. The Bald Eagle is probably North America's most admired bird. Eagles are found on every continent except for Antarctica. Some live in swamps and jungles, and still others live high in the mountains, along the shores of large lakes or in forests. Although there are fift ...

Alta Elementary School Gymnogyps californianus California Condor Report by Leslie & Rosemary Scientific name of animalGymnogyps californianus Common name of animalCalifornia Condor Plight of the Condor The California Condor range was along the Pacific and the San Joaquin Valley. The range went from Baja California to British Colombia. People killed them, poisoned them, and destroyed their habitat. By 1987, not very many remained. A breeding program was started in 1988. It ...

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning Researcher: Rachel Sahlman "How do I love thee, let me count the ways." These words, penned by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, are some of the most widely-known love lyrics in Victorian English poetry. Elizabeth Barrett Browning was born at Coxhoe Hall, Durham, England on March 6, 1806. She was the first of eleven children born to Edward and Mary Barrett. Browning was privately educated and spent much of her childhood in the country. It was a very happy childh ...