ANDEAN CONDOR: Vultur gryphus       

     It inhabits the Andes Mountains and the Sierras Pampeanas of Córdoba and San Luis.
   


     

The photographs were taken at the Quebrada La Mermela, Córdoba province.

It nests in holes in cliffs. Place a single egg white

         

Sequence showing the transition between both partners

                   
                     Incubating Male            Changing Position               Leaving Nest                     Egg Nest

                   
                           Returning and etering the nest                          Incubating Male                 Flying Male

                   
                        Flying Male                      Flying Male                  Observing Male            Approaching Female

                       
                                             Female arriving and etering de nest                                      Incubating Female         
 

Care and feeding the chick. (C°Blanco 2011)  

         Photographs taken in Refugio Vida Silvestre Cerro Blanco, Córdoba province.