Andean Condor
Vultur gryphusLinnaeus, C, 1758
English (US) Andean Condor
The Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cathartidae (New World Vultures) in the order Cathartiformes.
Range: Andes and coasts of Colombia to Tierra del FuegoRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Vultur gryphus
- Order
- Cathartiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Andean Condor
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Vultur Gryphus
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
- Type locality
- Chile.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.86
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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