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Dear All:

During Harmony, I have seen a condor with white under the wings.  I believe this is the Turkey Vulture, with a wingspan of 5 feet. We use the term "condor" in South America, like we use the term "eagle" in North America.  See the chart below.

The species can vary.

Species by Family: New World Vultures

7 species: Tropical and temperate America. Three species, including the nearly extinct California condor, breed in North America.

California Condor and the two vultures found north of Mexico (Cantharides) are often considered "honorary raptors," ...more information

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Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus
22-24" (56-61 cm). W. 4'6" (1.4 m). Black, with white patch near each wing tip, conspicuous in flight; head bare, grayish; feet extend beyond the short tail. Flaps its shorter and rounder wings more...
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California Condor

Gymnogyps californianus
45-55" (1.1-1.4 m). W. 8' 6"-9' 6" (2.6-2.9 m). Largest flying bird in North America with a wing spread of more than 9 feet. Black with bare head (reddish orange in adults, blackish in young), black...
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Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura
25-32" (64-81 cm). W. 6' (1.8 m). Eagle-sized blackish bird, usually seen soaring over the countryside. In flight, the long wings are held upward in a wide, shallow V; flight feathers silvery below....  wingspan can be 5 feet.
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In the cases where you have an eagle with white feathers and white head, I have found that it is possible for the American Bald Eagle to have white feathers (rare, but so are you:) - here are some pictures of your totems.

For those of you who had Bald Eagles, in one case, it was a juvenile, and the rest, I believe were females, with a wingspan of 5 feet.

If you had Condor as a totem, I saw the Andean, not California variety.  This bird is huge, with a wingspan of 10 feet.