🦅 Andean condor vs Harpy eagle 🦅
The andean condor is a bit bigger than the harpy eagle. The andean condor weighs about one and a half times as much as the harpy eagle.
Getting the animals ready…
| Row | 🦅 Andean condor | 🦅 Harpy eagle |
|---|---|---|
| Size The andean condor is a bit bigger than the harpy eagle. | 3.2 to 4.2 ft98 cm to 1.3 m1 | 35 in to 3.3 ft89 cm to 1 m2 |
| Top speed Neither has a checked number yet. | no checked number yet | no checked number yet |
| Weight The andean condor weighs about one and a half times as much as the harpy eagle. | 17 to 33 lb7.7 to 15 kg1 | 11 to 20 lb5 to 9 kg2 |
| Lives The andean condor usually lives about one and a half times as long as the harpy eagle. | 50 years50 years1 | 25 to 35 years25 to 35 years2 |
| Eats Both eat meat. | animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits | sloths and monkeys, and sometimes lizards and birds |
| Lives in They live in different kinds of places, so they would hardly ever meet. | mountains and coastal mountains from Venezuela to the southern tip of South America | the treetops of tropical lowland rainforest from southern Mexico to northern Argentina |
Which one? Andean condor or harpy eagle
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the andean condor or the harpy eagle 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 Harpy eagle
- The andean condor: A huge black vulture with the longest wings of any land bird.
- The harpy eagle: A huge gray rainforest eagle with a crest on its head.
- They are the same kind of animal: both are birds.
- The andean condor is a bit bigger than the harpy eagle: 1 against 2.
- The andean condor weighs about one and a half times as much as the harpy eagle. That is 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the harpy eagle.
- The andean condor usually lives about one and a half times as long as the harpy eagle. Usual lifespans: 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the harpy eagle.
- Both eat meat. The andean condor eats animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits; the harpy eagle eats sloths and monkeys, and sometimes lizards and birds.
- The andean condor lives in mountains and coastal mountains from Venezuela to the southern tip of South America. The harpy eagle lives in the treetops of tropical lowland rainforest from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. They live in different kinds of places, so they would hardly ever meet.
- The andean condor: needs help (Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List). 3
- The harpy eagle: needs help (Vulnerable 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.
🦅 Harpy eagle
- A harpy eagle lives high in the rainforest treetops.
- Its main foods are sloths and monkeys.
- It has a crest of feathers on its head.
Questions kids ask about Andean condor and Harpy eagle
Which is bigger, andean condor or harpy eagle?
The andean condor is a bit bigger than the harpy eagle: 1 against 2.
Which is heavier, andean condor or harpy eagle?
The andean condor weighs about one and a half times as much as the harpy eagle. That is 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the harpy eagle.
Which lives longer, andean condor or harpy eagle?
The andean condor usually lives about one and a half times as long as the harpy eagle. Usual lifespans: 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the harpy eagle.
What do andean condor and harpy eagle eat?
Both eat meat. The andean condor eats animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits; the harpy eagle eats sloths and monkeys, and sometimes lizards and birds.
Where do andean condor and harpy eagle live?
The andean condor lives in mountains and coastal mountains from Venezuela to the southern tip of South America. The harpy eagle lives in the treetops of tropical lowland rainforest from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. They live in different kinds of places, so they would hardly ever meet.
Who would win, andean condor or harpy eagle?
We never show fights, because a fight is not a fair way to compare animals. They live in different kinds of places, so they would hardly ever meet. 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-harpy-eagle
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: Harpia harpyja (harpy 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.