🦅 Andean condor vs Eurasian eagle-owl 🦉
The andean condor is about twice as long as the eurasian eagle-owl. The andean condor weighs about 4 times as much as the eurasian eagle-owl.
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| Row | 🦅 Andean condor | 🦉 Eurasian eagle-owl |
|---|---|---|
| Size The andean condor is about twice as long as the eurasian eagle-owl. | 3.2 to 4.2 ft98 cm to 1.3 m1 | 23 to 28 in58 to 71 cm2 |
| Top speed Neither has a checked number yet. | no checked number yet | no checked number yet |
| Weight The andean condor weighs about 4 times as much as the eurasian eagle-owl. | 17 to 33 lb7.7 to 15 kg1 | 3.5 to 9.3 lb1.6 to 4.2 kg2 |
| Lives The andean condor usually lives about 3 times as long as the eurasian eagle-owl. | 50 years50 years1 | 10 to 20 years10 to 20 years2 |
| Eats Both eat meat. | animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits | rats, mice, voles and beetles, and sometimes larger animals and other birds |
| Lives in They can live in the same kind of place. | mountains and coastal mountains from Venezuela to the southern tip of South America | forests, mountains, deserts, riverbeds and farmland across Europe, Asia and North Africa |
Which one? Andean condor or eurasian eagle-owl
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the andean condor or the eurasian eagle-owl 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 Eurasian eagle-owl
- The andean condor: A huge black vulture with the longest wings of any land bird.
- The eurasian eagle-owl: A huge owl with orange eyes and ear tufts.
- They are the same kind of animal: both are birds.
- The andean condor is about twice as long as the eurasian eagle-owl: 1 against 2.
- The andean condor weighs about 4 times as much as the eurasian eagle-owl. That is 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the eurasian eagle-owl.
- The andean condor usually lives about 3 times as long as the eurasian eagle-owl. Usual lifespans: 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the eurasian eagle-owl.
- Both eat meat. The andean condor eats animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits; the eurasian eagle-owl eats rats, mice, voles and beetles, and sometimes larger animals and other birds.
- The andean condor lives in mountains and coastal mountains from Venezuela to the southern tip of South America. The eurasian eagle-owl lives in forests, mountains, deserts, riverbeds and farmland across Europe, Asia and North Africa. They can live in the same kind of place.
- The andean condor: needs help (Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List). 3
- The eurasian eagle-owl: doing fine (Least Concern on the IUCN Red List). 4
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.
🦉 Eurasian eagle-owl
- A Eurasian eagle-owl lives in forests, deserts and mountains.
- Females are bigger than males.
- It eats almost anything it can catch.
Questions kids ask about Andean condor and Eurasian eagle-owl
Which is bigger, andean condor or eurasian eagle-owl?
The andean condor is about twice as long as the eurasian eagle-owl: 1 against 2.
Which is heavier, andean condor or eurasian eagle-owl?
The andean condor weighs about 4 times as much as the eurasian eagle-owl. That is 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the eurasian eagle-owl.
Which lives longer, andean condor or eurasian eagle-owl?
The andean condor usually lives about 3 times as long as the eurasian eagle-owl. Usual lifespans: 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the eurasian eagle-owl.
What do andean condor and eurasian eagle-owl eat?
Both eat meat. The andean condor eats animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits; the eurasian eagle-owl eats rats, mice, voles and beetles, and sometimes larger animals and other birds.
Where do andean condor and eurasian eagle-owl live?
The andean condor lives in mountains and coastal mountains from Venezuela to the southern tip of South America. The eurasian eagle-owl lives in forests, mountains, deserts, riverbeds and farmland across Europe, Asia and North Africa. They can live in the same kind of place.
Do andean condors eat eurasian eagle-owls?
The andean condor eats animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits. Eurasian eagle-owls are not in that list, which comes from its page.
Do eurasian eagle-owls eat andean condors?
The eurasian eagle-owl eats rats, mice, voles and beetles, and sometimes larger animals and other birds. Andean condors are not in that list, which comes from its page. And the andean condor is about twice as long as the eurasian eagle-owl.
Who would win, andean condor or eurasian eagle-owl?
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-eurasian-eagle-owl
Where these numbers come from
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Animal Diversity Web: Vultur gryphus (Andean condor), checked 10 November 2026.
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Animal Diversity Web: Bubo bubo (Eurasian eagle-owl), checked 10 November 2026.
- Wikidata, from the IUCN Red List, checked 10 November 2026.
- Wikidata, from the IUCN Red List, checked 10 November 2026.