The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) is a South American bird in the New World vulture family Cathartidae and is the only member of the genus Vultur. Found in the Andes mountains and adjacent Pacific coasts of western South America, the Andean condor has a maximum wingspan of exceeded only by the wingspans of four seabirds/water birds—the roughly maximum of the wandering albatross, southern royal albatross, great white pelican and Dalmatian pelican.