Vultur gryphus
Although the California condor is, from beak to tail, about longer, the Andean condor has a wider wingspan, which ranges from . It is also typically heavier, reaching a weight of for males and for females. Overall length can range from . Among standard measurements, the wing chord is , the tail is and the tarsus is . Measurements are usually taken from specimens reared in captivity. The mean weight is , with the males averaging about a kilogram more at , the females a kilogram less at . Condors possess the heaviest average weight for any living flying bird or animal, ahead of trumpeter swans ("Cygnus buccinator") and Dalmatian pelicans ("Pelecanus crispus"). However, other sources claim a mean species body mass of for the Andean condor. The Andean condor is the largest living land bird capable of flight if measured in terms of average weight and wingspan, although male bustards of the largest species (far more sexually dimorphic in size) can weigh more. The mean wingspan is around and the wings have the largest surface area of any extant bird. It has a maximum wingspan of Among living bird species, only the great albatrosses and the two largest species of pelican exceed the Andean condor in average and maximal wingspan.