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Condor or vulture?

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How to tell them apart

Condors are New World vultures, the largest ones. The Old World vultures of Africa, Asia and Europe look similar but aren’t closely related.

Quick answers

They give the same 8 quick answers, so in the game it comes down to the clues below.

Quick answers for the condor and the vulture
QuestionCondorVulture
What is it?BirdBird
Carnivore?YesYes
Dangerous?NoNo
Domesticated?NoNo
Awake when?DaytimeDaytime
Hibernates?NoNo
Kept as a pet?NoNo
Do people eat it?NoNo

At a glance

At a glance: the condor and the vulture
QuestionCondorVulture
Found in differsSouth America, North AmericaAfrica, Asia, Europe, Americas
Habitat differsMountains, Coast, DesertGrassland, Mountains, Desert, Scrub
SizeLargeLarge
Weight differs7.7–15 kg (Andean condor)–
Legs22
Covered inFeathersFeathers
Lives differsAloneIn flocks
Lives for differs60–70 years20–30 years
Can flyYesYes
SwimsNoNo
Lays eggsYesYes

About each

Condor

Two New World vultures, the largest flying land birds in the Western Hemisphere: the Andean condor of the Andes and the California condor of the western US and Mexico. The Andean condor is often called the largest bird of prey in the world.

Everything on the condor page

Vulture

Birds of prey that scavenge carrion. The 16 Old World vultures of Europe, Africa and Asia and the 7 New World vultures and condors of the Americas look alike but aren’t closely related.

Everything on the vulture page

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Condor
  2. Wikipedia: Andean condor
  3. Wikipedia: Vulture
  4. Wikipedia: New World vulture
  5. Wikipedia: Eagle

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