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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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Watch for condors: Spot one of the rarest birds in North America.
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Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
The smaller, red-headed cousin of the California condor, the turkey vulture sports a wingspan of a mere 6 feet as opposed to the condor's nearly 10-foot spread.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2024
But condors raised by human caretakers have a lower chance of survival in the wild (hence the condor puppets that zookeepers used in the 1980s to prevent young birds from imprinting on human caregivers).
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
This year, the zoo team was inspired to try three chicks per single condor.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 July 2024
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Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
The smaller, red-headed cousin of the California condor, the turkey vulture sports a wingspan of a mere 6 feet as opposed to the condor's nearly 10-foot spread.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2024
But condors raised by human caretakers have a lower chance of survival in the wild (hence the condor puppets that zookeepers used in the 1980s to prevent young birds from imprinting on human caregivers).
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
This year, the zoo team was inspired to try three chicks per single condor.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 July 2024
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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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