🦅 Andean condor vs Secretarybird 🦅
The andean condor and the secretarybird are about the same size. The andean condor weighs about 3 times as much as the secretarybird.
Getting the animals ready…
| Row | 🦅 Andean condor | 🦅 Secretarybird |
|---|---|---|
| Size They are about the same size. | 3.2 to 4.2 ft98 cm to 1.3 m1 | 35 in to 3.9 ft90 cm to 1.2 m2 |
| Top speed Neither has a checked number yet. | no checked number yet | no checked number yet |
| Weight The andean condor weighs about 3 times as much as the secretarybird. | 17 to 33 lb7.7 to 15 kg1 | 5.1 to 9.4 lb2.3 to 4.3 kg2 |
| Lives The andean condor usually lives about 3 times as long as the secretarybird. | 50 years50 years1 | 19 years19 years2 |
| Eats Both eat meat. | animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits | insects and small mammals, and sometimes birds, eggs, frogs, lizards and snakes |
| 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 | open savanna, grassland and scrub across Africa south of the Sahara |
Which one? Andean condor or secretarybird
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the andean condor or the secretarybird 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 Secretarybird
- The andean condor: A huge black vulture with the longest wings of any land bird.
- The secretarybird: A tall African bird of prey that walks a long way each day.
- They are the same kind of animal: both are birds.
- The andean condor and the secretarybird are about the same size: 1 against 2.
- The andean condor weighs about 3 times as much as the secretarybird. That is 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the secretarybird.
- The andean condor usually lives about 3 times as long as the secretarybird. Usual lifespans: 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the secretarybird.
- Both eat meat. The andean condor eats animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits; the secretarybird eats insects and small mammals, and sometimes birds, eggs, frogs, lizards and snakes.
- The andean condor lives in mountains and coastal mountains from Venezuela to the southern tip of South America. The secretarybird lives in open savanna, grassland and scrub across Africa south of the Sahara. 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 secretarybird: in danger (Endangered 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.
🦅 Secretarybird
- A secretarybird walks a long way on foot each day.
- It has very long legs for a bird of prey.
- It can fly well, too.
Questions kids ask about Andean condor and Secretarybird
Which is bigger, andean condor or secretarybird?
The andean condor and the secretarybird are about the same size: 1 against 2.
Which is heavier, andean condor or secretarybird?
The andean condor weighs about 3 times as much as the secretarybird. That is 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the secretarybird.
Which lives longer, andean condor or secretarybird?
The andean condor usually lives about 3 times as long as the secretarybird. Usual lifespans: 1 for the andean condor and 2 for the secretarybird.
What do andean condor and secretarybird eat?
Both eat meat. The andean condor eats animals that have already died, and sometimes small animals such as rabbits; the secretarybird eats insects and small mammals, and sometimes birds, eggs, frogs, lizards and snakes.
Where do andean condor and secretarybird live?
The andean condor lives in mountains and coastal mountains from Venezuela to the southern tip of South America. The secretarybird lives in open savanna, grassland and scrub across Africa south of the Sahara. They live in different kinds of places, so they would hardly ever meet.
Who would win, andean condor or secretarybird?
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-secretarybird
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: Sagittarius serpentarius (secretarybird), checked 10 November 2026.
- Wikidata, from the IUCN Red List, checked 10 November 2026.
- Wikidata, from the IUCN Red List, checked 10 November 2026.