These birds do not have sharp predator's claws, but they will raid birds' nests for eggs or even young hatchlings. Along the coasts, condors will feed on dead marine animals like seals or fish.
They prefer to feast on large animals, wild or domestic, and in picking the carcasses, they perform an important function as a natural clean-up crew. Scavenging and DietĬondors are vultures, so they keep their sharp eyes peeled for the carrion that makes up most of their diet. Like their relatives, the California condors, Andean condors have bald heads.
These condors are mostly black, but males have a distinctive white “collar” around their necks and some white markings on their wings as well. 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. For that reason, these birds prefer to live in windy areas where they can glide on air currents with little effort. Because they are so heavy (up to 33 pounds), even their enormous 10-foot wingspan needs some help to keep them aloft. Andean condors are massive birds, among the largest in the world that are able to fly.
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