They have an average wingspan of 2.5 meters, and weigh about 15 kg. Covered in white feathers, they inhabit glacial and mountain terrains. Atliriths feed on small, quick, furry animals, and are capable of spotting them from hundreds of meters away, "even when the prey is little more than a tuft of white fur against a field of snow." An ancient Andorian saying goes: "Andoria, it is said, is an atlirith tamed by Lor'Vela, but fathered by Krotus."