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: a very large American vulture (Vultur gryphus) of the high Andes having the head and neck bare and the plumage dull black with a downy white neck ruff and white patches on the wings
called also Andean condor
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plural condors or condores
kən-ˈdȯr-ˌās 
: a coin (such as the centesimo of Chile) bearing the picture of a condor
: a coin (such as the centesimo of Chile) bearing the picture of a condor
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As of 2024, there were 561 condors, with 344 living in the wild.
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Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
Across over 10,000 bird species, in forms as small as the bristles on a hummingbird’s forehead and as large as condor flight feathers, every feather in the world is made of this one substance.
—Ian Rose, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2025
Given its massive size, researchers have long debated whether Haast’s eagle was an active predator or more of a scavenger, like vultures and condors.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
According to legend, when the Spanish invaded, some Muisca chose to leap from the waterfall rather than surrender, believing they would be transformed into condors, soaring to freedom.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
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Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
Across over 10,000 bird species, in forms as small as the bristles on a hummingbird’s forehead and as large as condor flight feathers, every feather in the world is made of this one substance.
—Ian Rose, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2025
Given its massive size, researchers have long debated whether Haast’s eagle was an active predator or more of a scavenger, like vultures and condors.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
According to legend, when the Spanish invaded, some Muisca chose to leap from the waterfall rather than surrender, believing they would be transformed into condors, soaring to freedom.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Condor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/condor. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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: a very large South American vulture of the high Andes having the head and neck bare and the plumage dull black with a ring of white down behind the head
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