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The Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus) is a bird found in Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia and Bolivia. High Andes mountains and nearby coasts. It eats dead animals (carrion). The IUCN Red List lists it as Vulnerable.

🏡 Where the Andean Condor lives

High Andes mountains and nearby coasts.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🦴 Leftovers (carrion)100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Andean Condor

Recorded by Fernando Castro (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1105093. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Andean Condor

Where does the Andean Condor live?

The Andean Condor lives in Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia and Bolivia. High Andes mountains and nearby coasts.

What does the Andean Condor eat?

dead animals (carrion) (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Andean Condor endangered?

Getting rare. It needs our help. Its IUCN Red List category is Vulnerable.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.