AnAge entry for Vultur gryphus

Classification (HAGRID: 00248)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
            Order: Accipitriformes
                Family: Cathartidae
                    Genus: Vultur
Species: Vultur gryphus
Common name: Andean condor

Maximum longevity: 79 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 855
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: The Andean condor is probably the longest-lived bird. One wild-born specimen named Thaao was thought to be 79 years of age when it died at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo [0855]. Although reproductive senescence is common amongst birds, the Andean condor shows no signs of it, probably as a consequence of its slow reproduction. In the wild, these animals are thought to live between 25 and 30 years.

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

No information on metabolism is available.

[0732] Starck and Ricklefs (1998), Avian growth rate data set
[0002] Caleb Finch (1990), Longevity, Senescence, and the Genome
[1149] Moore et al. (1985), Extracapsular extraction of senile cataract in an Andean condor (PubMed)
[0438] Smithsonian National Zoological Park
[0855] Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo