Peruvian animal in danger of extincion

The Condor Andino

For years it has been heard that the condor is in danger of extinction and each year the
population of this species is reduced. To date the situation is much more serious. Its
scientific name is Vultur gryphus and it lives in the mountains of the Andes Mountains
and is a scavenging bird of prey.

Once again, environmental pollution that impacts the reduction of their food, along with
the indiscriminate hunting of this animal, makes its existence closer to becoming
history. Currently are conservation projects for the Andean condor; However, the
factors that threaten its stay in the world remain active.
Characteristic:
Given its great weight – up to 15 kilograms – and even the enormous span of its wings,
which can measure up to 3 meters, this bird needs some help to keep it in the air. For
this reason, this species prefers to live in areas where wind currents are abundant and
they can glide over them without great effort.

Characterized by its scarf of white feathers around its neck and at the end of its wings,
the Andean condor is also very recognizable for lacking feathers on its reddish head,
like its relatives the Californian condors, and can change color depending on the state.
Emotional of the bird.
They live in mountainous areas, as their name suggests, but also near the coasts, where
sea breezes abound, and even in deserts with strong thermal air currents.
It’s Found
This scavenger bird reaches sexual maturity between five and six years of age and nests
between 1,000 and 5,000 meters above sea level, normally loving rock formations that
are very inaccessible.
This scavenger animal is always attentive in search of carrion, since this is part of its
diet until it locates its prey, but they do not descend to eat immediately, but fly in circles
over it or watch it from somewhere nearby until that are finally getting closer. These
animals are capable of eating up to 5 kilograms of meat a day and survive even 5 weeks
without food.
The Andean condor as a vulnerable species due to the decline in its populations due to
the loss of habitat and poisoning caused by feeding on intoxicated animals or by the
poisoned baits that some hunters and ranchers place illegally. They cause this bird to
gradually disappear, until the time comes when it ceases to exist.

Alexis Quezada Maza