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title: "Andean Condor"
description: "Vultur gryphus — Birds. The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) is a South American New World vulture and is the only extant member of the genus Vultur."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/andean-condor
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Andean Condor

> Vultur gryphus — Birds. The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) is a South American New World vulture and is the only extant member of the genus Vultur.

- Scientific name: *Vultur gryphus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Mountains)
- iNaturalist observations: 8206
- Wikidata: [Q170598](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170598)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4747](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4747)

## Names

- en: Andean Condor
- de: Andenkondor
- es: Cóndor de los Andes
- fr: Condor des Andes
- nl: Andescondor
- pt: Condor-dos-andes
- pl: Kondor wielki

## Countries with the most observations

AR (2794), CL (1954), EC (894), PE (770), CO (223), BO (148), VE (3)

## Summary

The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) is a South American New World vulture and is the only extant member of the genus Vultur. It is found in the Andes mountains and adjacent Pacific coasts of western South America. With a maximum wingspan of 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) and weight of 15 kg (33 lb), the Andean condor is one of the largest flying birds in the world, and is generally considered to be the largest bird of prey in the world.
One of two species commonly referred to as condors, it is a large black vulture with a ruff of white feathers surrounding the base of the neck and, especially in the male, large white patches…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andean_condor

## Photo

![Andean Condor](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/andean-condor/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nicolás Garcés · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/363780128

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/andean-condor?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).