Condor | condor vulture
NamefortwospeciesofvulturesCondoristhecommonnamefortwospeciesofNewWorldvultures,eachinamonotypicgenus.ThenamederivesfromtheQuechuakuntur.[1][2]TheyarethelargestflyinglandbirdsintheWesternHemisphere.Theyare:TheAndeancondor(Vulturgryphus),whichinhabitstheAndeanmountains.TheCaliforniacondor(Gymnogypscalifornianus),currentlyrestrictedtothewesterncoastalmountainsoftheUnitedStatesandMexicoandthenortherndesertmountainsofArizonaintheUnitedStates.Taxonomy[edit]CondorsarepartofthefamilyCathartidaewhic...
Name for two species of vultures
Condor is the common name for two species of New World vultures, each in a monotypic genus. The name derives from the Quechua kuntur.[1][2] They are the largest flying land birds in the Western Hemisphere.
They are:
The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus), which inhabits the Andean mountains. The California condor (Gymnogyps californianus), currently restricted to the western coastal mountains of the United States and Mexico and the northern desert mountains of Arizona in the United States.Taxonomy[edit]Condors are part of the family Cathartidae which contains the New World vultures, whereas the 15 species of Old World vultures are in the family Accipitridae, that also includes hawks, eagles, and kites. The New World and Old World vultures evolved from different ancestors. They both are carrion-eaters and the two groups are similar in appearance due to convergent evolution.
Description[edit]Both condors are very large b...