Amaru’s Second Andean Condor Chick Adds A Conservation Win In Cuenca

Bioparque Amaru has another Andean condor milestone.

A second female condor chick was born at Amaru in Cuenca, adding one more bird to a threatened species with a reduced wild population in Ecuador.

The announcement was made on July 7, 2026, during National Andean Condor Day.

What The Team Is Tracking

The chick was born on May 12, 2026, through assisted reproduction and remains in a specialized warming cradle while the technical team monitors her every day.

For almost two months, the team has recorded weight, feeding, growth, and behavior. That information adds to what Amaru learned from Kimsa, the first chick born at the biopark on June 11, 2025.

The new birth is the result of nearly six years of method standardization. During her first day, the chick consumed four grams of food and had five daily diets in the first days. She now receives two daily rations of 400 grams.

The second chick completed a 63-day assisted incubation. The next step is to move her into a shared enclosure separated by glass, where she can observe her parents, Inti and Pacha.

Why Amaru Keeps Doing This

The broader conservation plan includes field research, institutional strengthening, environmental education, and ex situ populations, meaning populations outside the species' natural habitat.

For Cuenca residents, this is one of those local stories that is easy to miss because it happens quietly inside a conservation program. But each successful chick gives Ecuador more technical knowledge about raising and protecting one of its most symbolic birds.