CONDOR
			Phylum: Class: Order: Family: Species: Chordata Aves Falconiformes Catharidae Vultur gryphus (Andean) Gymnogyps californianus

The condor is the world's largest flying bird, with a wingspan of 10 feet (3 m) and weighing up to 25 lbs. (11 kg). Of the two species, the Andean condor is still fairly common, but the Californian condor is almost extinct. Only about sixty birds surviv e.
Hunters have actively taken these birds, and because of their slow breeding rate, their chance of survival is limited. Condors lay one egg every other year.

Similar to vultures in appearance, they have the same naked heads and necks, are mainly scavengers, feeding on carrion. But they are not related to the true vultures of the Old World. Condors are also fantastic fliers, soaring to great heights on the th ermal air currents over mountains.

Because of their excellent eyesight, these amazing birds can spot a carcass at a great distance. If one condor suddenly drops toward the ground, other condors know it has found food and quickly fly to the feast. Apart from carrion, condors will also eat live prey, such as lambs, young llamas, and deer. Near coastlines they will eat dead fish and seals, as well as shellfish.