Wingspan3.3 m
3.9 hundredthsOlympic straights
1.1 thousandthsAirport runway lengths
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Andean Condor
The largest flying bird by combined weight and wingspan/Small Animals
The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) is the largest flying bird in the world by combined measurement of weight and wingspan. With a wingspan reaching 3.3 meters and a mass of up to 15 kg, it soars over the Andes at altitudes above 5,500 meters. Studies have shown it can fly for over 170 km without a single wing flap, riding thermal updrafts almost exclusively. It can live over 70 years in captivity. The Andean condor is the national symbol of several South American countries.
Measurements
Body mass15 kg
3.3 tenthsGrocery carts
3.6 sextillionRibosome weights
73.5 millionthsStatues of Liberty
Body length1.3 m
2.2 tenthsIce cream truck lengths
4.3 billionthsLight-seconds
650 millionDNA helices
Soaring altitude5,500 m
39.3 millionthsJupiter diameters
27,500Corn cobs
Distance without flapping170,000 m
34,694Garage doors
8.5 millionAcorn lengths
Maximum lifespan2.2 billion s
12.3 millionCommercial breaks
4.6 millionShowers
231 million100m dash records
Over 70 years