🦅 California Condor — Amazing Facts | The Wild America | California

Added: 2026-05-16

[00:00:04]Soaring above the cliffs of Big Sur, North America's largest land bird casts a shadow nearly 10 ft wide.

[00:00:11]California condors have a wingspan stretching up to 9.8 ft, the widest of any North American bird.

[00:00:18]Adults weigh between 17 and 25 lb, rivaling small dogs in body mass.

[00:00:23]Their bald heads flush pink, orange, or [music] yellow to communicate mood to other condors.

[00:00:29]Condors can soar over 150 mi in a single day searching for carrion.

[00:00:34]They ride thermal updrafts up to 15,000 [music] ft without flapping their wings.

[00:00:40]California condors can live over 60 years, making them one of the longest-lived birds on the planet.

[00:00:48]California condor, a prehistoric giant pulled back from extinction, ruling the western skies once more.