Bird Quiz
Condor
You wait for rising air under the same mountain sky and soar with hardly a wingbeat — a person of few words.
The Andean condor is a large bird of South America's Andes Mountains, with a wingspan of nearly 3 m. It doesn't migrate, living under the skies of the same mountains. It feeds on the remains of dead animals, acting as the mountains' cleanup crew.
Andean condors soar on rising currents and the wind striking the mountainsides, and they're said to spend only a tiny fraction of their flying time flapping. It's a way of flying that lifts a heavy body high on the power of the wind. You save your strength, wait for the moment, and make one big move when you do go.
Condors and their relatives lack the organ birds use to sing, and they hardly make a sound. They're said to communicate with gestures — how they spread their wings, how they move their heads. You may not use many words, but your manner speaks for you. Still, the sight of you waiting quietly can make you seem hard to approach.
Strengths
- Even when things are hectic, you can save your strength and wait for the moment
- You can take in a familiar place as a whole and think it through
- Without saying much, you can show you can be trusted by how you act
Where you may stumble
- While you're waiting, people start pressing you: “Not yet?”
- You don't voice your thoughts, so your decisions reach others late
- When plans change suddenly, it takes you time to regroup
Sounds familiar, Condor?
- At a lively gathering, you're by the wall with your arms folded, taking it all in
- Your replies are short, so people mostly read what you thought from your face
- Until the day you've decided to act, you sit tight on the sofa, storing up energy
Where you shine
Taking a calm look at the whole picture when things are hectic, making one well-timed call, and long-term plans that don't need to be rushed.
Tips for “Condor”
- Even when you're listening quietly, show a reaction on your face now and then
- Once a month, head out in the opposite direction from where you usually go
- When you need something, try saying it in a word on the spot, without waiting
Matches
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Oriental Stork — The Oriental Stork also hardly calls, sharing its feelings by clattering its bill. You both wait for the wind to soar. For the Condor, who stays in the same mountains, the Stork's tales of far-off travels, told half in gestures, are something you could listen to in silence for hours.
Black Kite — Like you, the Black Kite rides the wind over familiar skies and waits for the moment without rushing. It's a partner you can ride the same rising air with, side by side, without being asked “Not yet?” while you wait.
Swallow — The Swallow darts off to faraway places the moment an idea strikes, chattering all the way. While the Condor is still waiting for the wind, the Swallow has already left, come back, and is telling everyone about it. Your sense of when to move is so different that it's hard to plan anything together.
Close neighbors
These differ from this one on just 1 of the 3 axes. If one of your axes was near the middle, you may have their side too.
Which one are you? 18 everyday situations, about 3 minutes.
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