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Meanwhile the California condor has a weight of 8–14 kg and wingspan of about 109 inches, or 2.77 meters. [3] California condors are North America's largest flying land birds. [ 3 ] Among all living flying birds, the Andean condor is the third heaviest after the Kori bustard and great bustard (up to 21 kg or 46 lb), and second only to the ...
[14] [19] [20] The mean wingspan is around 283 cm (9 ft 3 in) and the wings have the largest surface area of any extant bird. [20] It has a maximum wingspan of 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in). [21] Among living bird species, only the great albatrosses and the two largest species of pelican exceed the Andean condor in average and maximal wingspan. [20] [22]
Its 3.0 m (9.8 ft) wingspan is the widest of any North American bird, and its weight of up to 12 kg (26 lb) nearly equals that of the trumpeter swan, the heaviest among native North American bird species. The condor is a scavenger and eats large amounts of carrion. It is one of the world's longest-living birds, with a lifespan of up to 60 years.
Andean condor: Vultur gryphus: 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) 7: Northern royal albatross: Diomedea sanfordi: 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) 7: ... Largest living flying birds by wingspan.
If included, the largest species of this order, based on body weight and wingspan, is the Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) of western South America. The Andean condor can reach a wingspan of 3.2 m (10 ft) [49] and a weight of 15 kg (33 lb). [50] Excluding New World vultures, the largest extant species is the Eurasian black vulture (Aegypius ...
It has the largest wingspan of any bird found in North America and is one of the heaviest. The condor is a scavenger and eats large amounts of carrion. Condor numbers dramatically declined in the 20th century. A conservation plan was put in place by the United States government that led to the capture of all the remaining wild condors in 1987.
Length of 53–65 cm, wingspan 150–165 cm, and weight 0.9-1.6 kg. They live within marshes, savannahs and mangroves and are common in wetlands of the Caribbean slope of Mexico to Nicaragua, They tend to fly lower within open wetland looking for carrion through sight and smell and spend lots of time perched on lower ground.
2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) wingspan allows for high power use from wind. Gyrfalcon: Falco rusticolus: Falconidae: 80–100 km/h 50–62 mph 145 km/h 90 mph [11] 187–209 km/h 116–130 mph [12] High-speed dive—pointed long wings White-throated needletail: Hirundapus caudacutus: Apodidae: 169 km/h 105 mph [3] [note 2] 169 km/h 105 mph High-speed wings ...