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a
: 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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When the door to their mountaintop enclosure was opened, one condor spread its wings and took flight as a crowd watched.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
In 2020, the Dolan Fire in central California killed 12 endangered condors, including two chicks, that were roosting near Big Sur.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Jake Hillygus - Audubon Photography Awards 2025 Looking for condors at Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park in California at dawn, Jake Hilygus found a pair of Common Ravens hopping from boulder to boulder, never leaving each other’s side.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Seeing them in the air in the evening is a bad sign, Ackerman was told, which may be somewhat grounded in reality, since the thermals that the condors ride imply turbulent air around the mountain.
—Harry Goldstein, IEEE Spectrum, 2 July 2025
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
In 2020, the Dolan Fire in central California killed 12 endangered condors, including two chicks, that were roosting near Big Sur.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Jake Hillygus - Audubon Photography Awards 2025 Looking for condors at Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park in California at dawn, Jake Hilygus found a pair of Common Ravens hopping from boulder to boulder, never leaving each other’s side.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Seeing them in the air in the evening is a bad sign, Ackerman was told, which may be somewhat grounded in reality, since the thermals that the condors ride imply turbulent air around the mountain.
—Harry Goldstein, IEEE Spectrum, 2 July 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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