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How wide is a California condor?

A California condor has a wingspan of about 3 m (9 ft 10 in).

What is measured: wingspan

California condor (3 m) drawn to scale beside a doorway (2 m) and a 20-foot shipping container (6.06 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Doorway (2 m), California condor (3 m) and Shipping container (20 ft) (6.06 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About 1.5× the height of a doorway
  • About 1.8× the height of an adult person
  • About 2 would fit end to end along a 20-foot shipping container
  • About 4 would fit end to end along a city bus
  • About 7.9× the height of a bowling pin

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Facts about California condor

The California condor is North America's largest flying land bird, with broad wings adapted for soaring over mountain and desert landscapes.

Source: National Park Service — California Condor; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service — California Condor

Nature

NameSizeCompared with California condor
Red kangaroo1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)0.6×
Welwitschia2 m (6 ft 7 in)0.67×
Moeraki Boulder2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)0.73×
Harpy eagle2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)0.73×
Bald eagle2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)0.77×
Victoria amazonica leaf3 m (9 ft 10 in)same size
Giant sunflower3 m (9 ft 10 in)same size
Giant Pacific octopus3 m (9 ft 10 in)same size
California condor3 m (9 ft 10 in)this page
Japanese spider crab3.7 m (12 ft)1.2×

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Which is bigger: California condor or Japanese spider crab?

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