🦅 Andean condor vs Bald eagle 🦅
The andean condor is a bit bigger than the bald eagle. The andean condor weighs about twice as much as the bald eagle.
Getting the animals ready…
| Row | 🦅 Andean condor | 🦅 Bald eagle |
|---|---|---|
| Size The andean condor is a bit bigger than the bald eagle. | 3.2 to 4.2 ft98 cm to 1.3 m1 | 28 in to 3.2 ft71 to 97 cm2 |
| Top speed We don't have a checked number for the andean condor yet. | no checked number yet | 35 to 40 mph56 to 64 km/h3 |
| Weight The andean condor weighs about twice as much as the bald eagle. | 17 to 33 lb7.7 to 15 kg1 | 7 to 14 lb3.2 to 6.4 kg4 |
| Lives The andean condor usually lives about 3 times as long as the bald eagle. | 50 years50 years1 | 20 years20 years2 |
| Eats The andean condor eats meat; the bald eagle eats fish. | animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits | mostly fish, plus ducks and dead animals |
| Lives in They can live in the same kind of place. | mountains and coastal mountains from Venezuela to the southern tip of South America | near lakes, rivers and coasts across North America |
Which one? Andean condor or bald eagle
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the andean condor yet, so there is no race.
We only race. Real animals mostly avoid each other. A race is the only fair contest: who reaches the tree first, by top speed. Our face-off books compare real numbers, and nobody gets hurt.
10 things to know about Andean condor vs Bald eagle
- The andean condor: A huge black vulture with the longest wings of any land bird.
- The bald eagle: A big eagle with a white head that catches fish from rivers.
- They are the same kind of animal: both are birds.
- The andean condor is a bit bigger than the bald eagle: 1 against 2.
- The andean condor weighs about twice as much as the bald eagle. That is 1 for the andean condor and 4 for the bald eagle.
- The andean condor usually lives about 3 times as long as the bald eagle. Usual lifespans: 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the bald eagle.
- The andean condor eats animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits. The bald eagle eats mostly fish, plus ducks and dead animals.
- The andean condor lives in mountains and coastal mountains from Venezuela to the southern tip of South America. The bald eagle lives in near lakes, rivers and coasts across North America. They can live in the same kind of place.
- The andean condor: needs help (Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List). 5
- The bald eagle: doing fine (Least Concern on the IUCN Red List). 6
Wow facts
🦅 Andean condor
- An Andean condor has the longest wings of any land bird.
- It can travel a very long way in a day.
- It cleans up animals that have already died.
🦅 Bald eagle
- "Bald" is an old word for white-headed.
- A pair adds to the same nest year after year.
- Young bald eagles are brown and get their white head later.
Questions kids ask about Andean condor and Bald eagle
Which is bigger, andean condor or bald eagle?
The andean condor is a bit bigger than the bald eagle: 1 against 2.
Which is heavier, andean condor or bald eagle?
The andean condor weighs about twice as much as the bald eagle. That is 1 for the andean condor and 4 for the bald eagle.
Which lives longer, andean condor or bald eagle?
The andean condor usually lives about 3 times as long as the bald eagle. Usual lifespans: 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the bald eagle.
What do andean condor and bald eagle eat?
The andean condor eats animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits. The bald eagle eats mostly fish, plus ducks and dead animals.
Where do andean condor and bald eagle live?
The andean condor lives in mountains and coastal mountains from Venezuela to the southern tip of South America. The bald eagle lives in near lakes, rivers and coasts across North America. They can live in the same kind of place.
Do andean condors eat bald eagles?
The andean condor eats animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits. Bald eagles are not in that list, which comes from its page.
Do bald eagles eat andean condors?
The bald eagle eats mostly fish, plus ducks and dead animals. Andean condors are not in that list, which comes from its page. And the andean condor is a bit more than as long as the bald eagle.
Who would win, andean condor or bald eagle?
We never show fights, because a fight is not a fair way to compare animals. They can share the same kind of place, and real animals mostly keep out of each other's way. What we can compare is how big, how heavy, how fast, how long they live and what they eat, as above.
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The link carries only the two animals’ names: peabody.kids/animals/compare/andean-condor-vs-bald-eagle
Where these numbers come from
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Animal Diversity Web: Vultur gryphus (Andean condor), checked 10 November 2026.
- National Park Service (North American bald eagle), checked 30 October 2026.
- National Park Service, Upper Delaware, checked 30 October 2026.
- National Park Service, Kenai Fjords, checked 30 October 2026.
- Wikidata, from the IUCN Red List, checked 10 November 2026.
- Wikidata, from the IUCN Red List, checked 30 October 2026.