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Andean Condor, Antisana Ecological Reserve, Ecuador
There it is, the messenger of the gods, as the Incas would have it. The largest flying bird in the world, and the queen of the skies (this is a female). "Flying" is an overstatement, as it has been found that less than 1% of flight time is spent flapping wings.
In Ecuador, there's only about 100 wild individuals left. Despite this rarity, the odds to see them here in Antisana Ecological Reserve are pretty good due to the very wide open spaces.
The Andean Condor is a species of South American bird in the New World vulture family Cathartidae and is the only member of the genus ''Vultur''. Found in the Andes mountains and adjacent Pacific coasts of western South America, the Andean Condor has a wingspan of up to 3.2 m/10.5 ft but is exceeded by the Wandering Albatross the Southern Royal Albatross the Dalmatian and the Great White Pelicans.
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