Condor Condor is the common name for two species of New World vultures, each in a monotypic genus. The name derives from the Quechua language, Quechua ''kuntur''. They are the largest flying land birds in the Western Hemisphere. One species, the And ...

is the common name for two species of birds. Condor, CONDOR, El Condor, or The Condor may also refer to:

Places

Condor, Rio Grande do Sul Condor is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the Federative units of Brazil, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. As of 2020, the estimated population was 6,759. See also *List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul References

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, Brazil, a municipality * Condor, Alberta, Canada, a hamlet *

Cerro El Cóndor Cerro El Cóndor is a stratovolcano in Argentina. Cerro El Cóndor is a remote peak in the Argentine Puna de Atacama. As such it was probably the last major 6000m+ peak in the Andes to be climbed, with the summit reaching a height of . The vol ...

, a stratovolcano in Argentina * Condor Peninsula, Palmer Land, Antarctica * Cordillera del Cóndor, a mountain range in the Andes * El Cóndor (Jujuy), Argentina, a town * Condor (mountain), in the Andes in Peru * Condor Peak, a mountain in California, United States

People

Condor of Cornwall Condor (also Candorus, Cadoc and other variants) was a legendary Cornish nobleman. The first known mentions of Condor are from heralds and antiquarians in the late sixteenth century, who recorded claims that he had been earl of Cornwall at the ...

(), Earl of Cornwall * Condor Laucke (1914–1993), Australian politician *

Lana Condor Lana Therese Condor (born Trần Đồng Lan; May 11, 1997) is an American actress and YouTuber. She made her acting debut starring as Jubilee (comics), Jubilee in the superhero film ''X-Men: Apocalypse'' (2016), and gained international recogni ...

(born 1997), American actress *

Sam Condor Sam Terrence Condor (born in 1949 in Basseterre) is a Kittitian politician and former Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Condor has a BA of economics from the University of Sussex. He was a member of the Labour Party, and since it g ...

, politician of Saint Kitts and Nevis * Mat Hoffman (born 1972), American BMX rider nicknamed "The Condor" *

Kevin Mitnick Kevin David Mitnick (August 6, 1963 – July 16, 2023) was an American computer security consultant, author, and convicted hacker. In 1995, he was arrested for various computer and communications-related crimes, and spent five years in prison ...

(1963-2023), American convicted hacker turned computer security consultant nicknamed "The Condor" * Carlos Manuel Hoo Ramírez (born 1978), Mexican drug trafficker, alias "''El Cóndor''" *

Alfred Williams Alfred Hamilton Williams (born November 6, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker and defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cincinnati Bengals, San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos ...

(born 1968), American retired football player nicknamed "The Condor"

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

* Black Condor, in DC Comics *

Condor (comics) Condor is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history The Condor first appeared in ''Nova'' #2-3 (Oct.–Nov. 1976), and was created by Marv Wolfman and John Buscema. The character subse ...

, in Marvel Comics * Giant Condor, a monster in the ''Godzilla'' franchise * ''Condor'', a starship in '' The Invincible'' by Stanislaw Lem, 1964 * The Condors, villains of '' El Eternauta: tercera parte'' * Captain Condor in UK comic ''

Lion The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large Felidae, cat of the genus ''Panthera'', native to Sub-Saharan Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body (biology), body; a short, rounded head; round ears; and a dark, hairy tuft at the ...

'' * Black Condor of ''

Chōjin Sentai Jetman is a Japanese tokusatsu television series produced by Toei Company. It is the fifteenth entry of the ''Super Sentai'' metaseries, following the previous series '' Chikyu Sentai Fiveman''. The series aired on TV Asahi on February 15, 1991, to Febr ...

'' * Steel Condor of '' Up, Up and Away''

Films

* ''El Condor'' (film), a 1970 Western film * ''The Condor'' (film), a 2007 animated superhero film

Periodicals

* ''Cóndor'' (newspaper), a German-language newspaper published in Chile * ''The Condor'' journal, now '' Ornithological Applications''

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Condor'', a 1984 novel by

Graham Masterton Graham Masterton (born 16 January 1946, in Edinburgh) is a British author known primarily for horror fiction. Originally editor of ''Mayfair'' and the British edition of '' Penthouse'', his debut novel, ''The Manitou'', was published in 1976. T ...

* ''Condor'' (TV series) * ''The Condor'' (album), 1986 album by

Steve Lacy Steve Thomas Lacy-Moya (born May 23, 1998) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and record producer. He gained recognition as the guitarist of the alternative R&B band the Internet, which he joined in 2015. His self-produced debut EP, '' ...

Attractions and rides

* Condor (ride), an amusement ride * El Condor (roller coaster), at Walibi Holland

Brands and enterprises

Condor Club The Condor Club nightclub is a strip club, striptease bar or topless bar in the North Beach, San Francisco, North Beach section of San Francisco, California"Nudity, Noise Pay Off in Bay Area Night Clubs", ''Los Angeles Times'' (February 14, 1965) ...

, an early strip club in San Francisco, California, US *

Condor Cycles Condor Cycles is a bicycle manufacturer based on Gray's Inn Road in London. Condor Cycles was started in 1948 by Monty Young, providing bespoke bicycles which have been ridden by riders such as Tom Simpson, Bradley Wiggins, and Tao Geoghegan Ha ...

, a bicycle manufacturer based in London, England * Condor Films, a film and TV production company based in Zurich, Switzerland * Stoeger Condor, a type of shotgun

Computing and technology

Condor High-Throughput Computing System HTCondor is an open-source software, open-source high-throughput computing software framework for coarse-grained distributed parallelization of computationally intensive tasks. It can be used to manage workload on a dedicated Computer cluster, cl ...

* CONDOR secure cell phone, NSA project *

Moto E (1st generation) Moto E is an Android smartphone developed and manufactured by Motorola Mobility. It was unveiled and released online in India and the United States on May 13, 2014. Released in the wake of the success of the Moto G, the Moto E was designed to ...

, an Android smartphone made by Motorola with the codename Condor

Military

Aviation

* AGM-53 Condor, a United States Navy missile project *

Antonov An-124 The Antonov An-124 Ruslan (; ; NATO reporting name: Condor) is a large, strategic airlift, four-engined aircraft that was designed in the 1980s by the Antonov design bureau in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union (USSR). The An-124 is the ...

, a Ukrainian/Soviet aircraft, NATO reporting name "Condor" *

Boeing Condor The Boeing Condor is a high-tech test-bed piston-engined aerial reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle with a wingspan of over . Carbon-fibre composite materials make up the bulk of the Condor's fuselage and wings. Although the Condor has a rel ...

, a test unmanned aerial vehicle * Curtiss B-2 Condor, a 1920s American bomber * Curtiss T-32 Condor II, a 1930s American biplane aircraft *

Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor The Focke-Wulf Fw 200 ''Condor'', also known as ''Kurier'' (German for ''courier'') to the Allies, is an all-metal four-engined monoplane designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Focke-Wulf. It was the first heavier-than-air craf ...

, a German World War II bomber * HMH-464 ("Condors"), a United States Marine Corps helicopter squadron * Schweizer RU-38 Twin Condor, an American reconnaissance aircraft * Condor, a version of the BQM-147 Dragon unmanned aerial vehicle for the United States Coast Guard

Ships

* ''Condor''-class gunvessel, Royal Navy, 1876–87 * ''Condor''-class sloop, Royal Navy, 1898–1900 * , Royal Navy ships * , an Imperial German Navy cruiser * , three United States Navy minesweepers

Other military uses

* Condor (APC), a German armoured personnel carrier * Condor (Argentine missile) * Condor A350, a Swiss military motorcycle *

Condor Legion The Condor Legion () was a unit of military personnel from the air force and army of Nazi Germany’s Wehrmacht which served with the Nationalist faction during the Spanish Civil War. The legion developed methods of strategic bombing that were ...

, a Nazi unit in the Spanish Civil War * Operation Condor (disambiguation), several military operations * RM Condor, a UK Royal Marines base in Arbroath on the east coast of Scotland

Sports

* Condor (golf), a score of four under par *

Bakersfield Condors (1998–2015) The Bakersfield Condors were a minor league ice hockey team based in Bakersfield, California in the Pacific Division of the ECHL's Western Conference. The Condors played home games at Rabobank Arena. History Originally known as the "Bakersfield ...

, former minor-league ice hockey team based in California, US * Bakersfield Condors (AHL), a minor-league ice hockey team based in California, US * Club El Condor, later Bogotá F.C., Colombia, a Colombian football club * Jonquière Condors, former ice hockey team based in Jonquière, Quebec, Canada *

Pittsburgh Condors The Pittsburgh Condors were a professional basketball team in the original American Basketball Association (ABA). Originally called the Pittsburgh Pipers, they were a charter franchise of the ABA and captured the first league title. The team pla ...

, a former US basketball team

Transportation

Air

* Aero Condor, an airline based in Lima, Peru *

Condor (airline) Condor, legally incorporated as Condor Flugdienst GmbH, is a German airline based in Neu Isenburg, Hesse. It was established in 1955 with Frankfurt Airport as its main base. Condor offers scheduled and charter flights and operates, from German ...

, Germany * Condor Group, the Mexican City Police helicopter fleet * ADI Condor, an American motor glider * Davis-Costin Condor, a UK sailplane, 1953 *

Druine Condor The Druine D.60 Condor is a light aircraft designed by Roger Druine in France in the 1950s. Druine’s primary aim was to design a trainer aircraft for amateur construction. The Condor was subsequently made in quantity in the UK by Rollason Airc ...

, a French 1950s light aircraft * FMA IA 36 Cóndor, a 1950s projected Argentine jet airliner * Schleicher Condor, a German glider * Seahawk Condor, an ultralight aircraft * Southern Condor, a US ultralight aircraft * TL Ultralight Condor, a Czech ultralight aircraft * Wills Wing Condor, a US hang glider * Rolls-Royce Condor, an aircraft piston engine * El Condor Airport, a former airstrip near El Condor, Tarija, Bolivia

Land

* Condor (train), an express freight service between London and Glasgow 1959–1965 * Cóndor station, a railway station in Bolivia *

Dennis Dragon The Dennis Dragon (also sold as the Dennis Condor) is a three-axle step-entrance double-decker bus manufactured by Dennis in England between 1982 and 1999. History The Dennis Dragon was originally built for Kowloon Motor Bus. In Hong Kong t ...

or Condor, a double-decker bus manufactured 1982–1999 * UD Condor, a line of medium-duty commercial vehicles introduced in 1975 *

Toyota Kijang The Toyota Kijang is a series of pickup trucks, station wagons and light commercial vehicles produced and marketed mainly in Southeast Asia, Taiwan, India and South Africa by Toyota between 1976 and 2007 under various other names. The vehicle ...

, a series of pickup trucks and minivans, sold as the Toyota Condor in South Africa

Sea

* ''Condor'' (yacht), 1981 * , named ''Condor'', 1949–1955 *

Condor Ferries Condor Ferries was an operator of passenger and freight ferry services between the United Kingdom, Bailiwick of Guernsey, Guernsey, Bailiwick of Jersey, Jersey and France. History Condor Ferries was formed in 1964 by Channel Island businessme ...

, a ferry company providing service between the Channel Islands, the UK, and France * '' Condor of Bermuda'', a yacht * SS ''Condor'', Grace Line steampships

Other uses

* Comet Nucleus Dust and Organics Return (CONDOR), a spacecraft mission *

Condor (options) A condor is a limited-risk, non-directional options trading strategy consisting of four options at four different strike prices. The buyer of a condor earns a profit if the underlying is between or near the inner two strikes at expiry, but has a ...

, a trading strategy