🦅 Andean condor vs Golden eagle 🦅
The andean condor is about one and a half times as long as the golden eagle. The andean condor weighs about twice as much as the golden eagle.
Getting the animals ready…
| Row | 🦅 Andean condor | 🦅 Golden eagle |
|---|---|---|
| Size The andean condor is about one and a half times as long as the golden eagle. | 3.2 to 4.2 ft98 cm to 1.3 m1 | 28 to 33 in70 to 84 cm2 |
| Top speed We don't have a checked number for the andean condor yet. | no checked number yet | 80 mph129 km/h2 |
| Weight The andean condor weighs about twice as much as the golden eagle. | 17 to 33 lb7.7 to 15 kg1 | 6.6 to 14 lb3 to 6.1 kg2 |
| Lives The andean condor usually lives about one and a half times as long as the golden eagle. | 50 years50 years1 | 32 years32 years2 |
| Eats Both eat meat. | animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits | rabbits, hares and other small mammals, and some birds and reptiles |
| Lives in They can live in the same kind of place. | mountains and coastal mountains from Venezuela to the southern tip of South America | open country from the seashore to high mountains across Europe, Asia, northern Africa and North America |
Which one? Andean condor or golden 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 Golden eagle
- The andean condor: A huge black vulture with the longest wings of any land bird.
- The golden eagle: A big brown bird of prey with very wide wings.
- They are the same kind of animal: both are birds.
- The andean condor is about one and a half times as long as the golden eagle: 1 against 2.
- The andean condor weighs about twice as much as the golden eagle. That is 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the golden eagle.
- The andean condor usually lives about one and a half times as long as the golden eagle. Usual lifespans: 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the golden eagle.
- Both eat meat. The andean condor eats animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits; the golden eagle eats rabbits, hares and other small mammals, and some birds and reptiles.
- The andean condor lives in mountains and coastal mountains from Venezuela to the southern tip of South America. The golden eagle lives in open country from the seashore to high mountains across Europe, Asia, northern Africa and North America. They can live in the same kind of place.
- The andean condor: needs help (Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List). 3
- The golden eagle: 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.
🦅 Golden eagle
- A golden eagle can soar over open country with very wide wings.
- It lives from the seashore to high mountains.
- It eats mostly rabbits, hares and other small mammals.
Questions kids ask about Andean condor and Golden eagle
Which is bigger, andean condor or golden eagle?
The andean condor is about one and a half times as long as the golden eagle: 1 against 2.
Which is heavier, andean condor or golden eagle?
The andean condor weighs about twice as much as the golden eagle. That is 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the golden eagle.
Which lives longer, andean condor or golden eagle?
The andean condor usually lives about one and a half times as long as the golden eagle. Usual lifespans: 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the golden eagle.
What do andean condor and golden eagle eat?
Both eat meat. The andean condor eats animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits; the golden eagle eats rabbits, hares and other small mammals, and some birds and reptiles.
Where do andean condor and golden eagle live?
The andean condor lives in mountains and coastal mountains from Venezuela to the southern tip of South America. The golden eagle lives in open country from the seashore to high mountains across Europe, Asia, northern Africa and North America. They can live in the same kind of place.
Do andean condors eat golden eagles?
The andean condor eats animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits. Golden eagles are not in that list, which comes from its page.
Do golden eagles eat andean condors?
The golden eagle eats rabbits, hares and other small mammals, and some birds and reptiles. Andean condors are not in that list, which comes from its page. And the andean condor is about one and a half times as long as the golden eagle.
Who would win, andean condor or golden 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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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: Aquila chrysaetos (golden eagle), checked 10 November 2026.
- Wikidata, from the IUCN Red List, checked 10 November 2026.
- Wikidata, from the IUCN Red List, checked 10 November 2026.