The Andes Mountains is home to some of the most interesting South American cultures. Don’t be afraid to dive into the culture as well. Take a week to explore the natural world of the Andes Mountains. Lesson Plan Notes: Andean Condors are the perfect choice for a study of the ecosystem of the Andes Mountains. When they get back to the nest, they throw the food back up for the chicks to eat. Andean Condor moms and dads store food in a pouch in their throats for their chicks.They can spot a carcass from several miles off. It takes 2 months for a mother Andean Condor to hatch an egg. Andean condors can be found over the coasts of Peru and Chile, and the Patagonian steppe of Argentina.An Andean Condor has to wait 11 years before it can mate.The only vulture found in the Andes Mountains.An Andean Condor can live up to 50 years!.They measure to 100 to 130 centimeters long with a wingspan of 320 centimeters. Andean Condors are all black with white wings and they have a fuzzy white collar around their neck. They eat dead animals and smaller live animals. Like all vultures, the Andean Condor is a clean-up crew.
They are found in Columbia and Venezuela. These birds have no voice box, so they’re silent except for hissing sounds.Andean Condors live in the Andes Mountains of South America. Juveniles stay with their parents for several months, usually until a new clutch is born.Īndean condors can fly up to 18,000 feet in the air. Young condors can’t fly until they are 6 months of age. They lay one egg, which weighs approximately 10 ounces and is between 3 and 4 inches in length. They perform in-flight courtship, during which the male spreads his wings, curls his head down, and turns himself from side to side.Ĭondors roost and breed at 10,000 to 16,000 feet during the July breeding season. These birds mate for life, and they only breed every other year. Andean condors can go without eating for several days, after which they may gorge on several pounds of food, even to the point of not being able to lift off the ground.Īndean condors are sexually mature at 6 to 8 years. They often spot carrion by watching for other scavenger birds. Even when they do they prefer to lay their eggs on the edge of a cliff, instead of a cosy nest. Condors generally reproduce once every 2-3 years. However, these birds can grow as old as 75 in captivity. Condors will hunt live prey if they have to, but this is very rare. An Andean condor is generally expected to live for approximately 50 years in the wild.
Andean condors have a hollow bone structure, which keeps them lightweight for faster flight.Ĭarrion (carcasses of already dead animals). On average, the Andean condor is 5 cm shorter from beak to tail than the California condor. This bird of prey and its close cousin, the California condor, are part of the New World vultures, a group of birds more closely related to storks than to the vultures of Africa. It flies majestically over the mountains and valleys of the Andes. Condors’ white hooked beaks are built for ripping and tearing carrion.Ī condor’s wingspan is approximately 10 feet. The Andean condor is the largest raptor in the world and the largest flying bird in South America. The male condor has a comb on his head, a neck wattle, and yellow or brown eyes. They have a white scruff around their necks, which keeps them warm in cold weather. Having a bald head keeps the condor clean while feeding on carrion.
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