Plural of condor; large dark-colored vultures found in the Andes mountains and California, known for their enormous wingspan.
From Spanish 'cóndor,' derived from Quechua 'kuntur.' The bird has been known to indigenous Andean peoples for millennia before Europeans encountered them.
California condors are a powerful example of conservation—they were hunted to near-extinction (down to 27 birds in 1987) and have been brought back through intensive captive breeding, making the word 'condor' synonymous with endangered species recovery.
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