What is being measured?
Comparison uses the midpoint of the zoo’s published 2.5–3 m range. Published wingspan range, using the metric figures on the source page. This is a range midpoint, not a population mean.
The comparison uses the midpoint of the stated range. That midpoint is a chosen reference, not a measured population mean.
- Dimension
- wingspan
- Reference value
- 2.75 m
- Evidence
- Chosen midpoint of a documented range
- In metres
- 2.75 m
- Source range
- 2.5–3 m
- What the range means
- Published wingspan range, using the metric figures on the source page.
Put the length in perspective
One California condor represents approximately 32.1 card lengths measured end to end. This is a length ratio; it does not calculate how the objects pack or fit.
California condor · 2.75 m
Metre · 1 m
Foot (international) · 0.3048 m