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3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) 6: 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: Marabou stork: Leptoptilos crumenifer: 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) 8: Cinereous vulture: Aegypius monachus: 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in) 8: Himalayan vulture: Gyps himalayensis: 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in) 8: Trumpeter swan ...
[10] [11] At the time of description, Argentavis was the largest flying bird known to have existed but it has since been exceeded by another extinct species, Pelagornis sandersi, in wingspan, which the 2014 description estimated at 7 to 7.4 m (23 ft 0 in to 24 ft 3 in).
The largest bird of all time was likely the elephant bird Aepyornis maximus, which was estimated to have weighed 275–1,000 kilograms (610–2,200 lb) and stood at 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall. [4] [5] The largest wingspan of all time likely belonged to Pelagornis sandersi at roughly 5.2 m (17 ft). [6]
The Andean condor is the largest living land bird capable of flight if measured in terms of average weight and wingspan, although male bustards of the largest species (far more sexually dimorphic in size) can weigh more. [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 ...
The snowy albatross and the southern royal albatross are the largest of the albatrosses and are among the largest of flying birds. They have the largest wingspans of any bird, being up to 3.5 m (11 ft) from tip to tip, although the average is a little over 3 m (9.8 ft).
Bird Image Species Family Maximum height Details Rüppell's vulture: Gyps rueppellii: Accipitridae: 11,300 metres (37,100 feet). [1] [2] Vultures use their excellent eyesight to scan the landscape below from a relatively static aerial position. Instead of flying over a larger distance, they use elevation to expand their field of vision. [3]
The United States is ground zero for the H5N1 bird flu. Since March 2024, when the virus was first reported in a Texas dairy herd, the virus has killed one person, sickened scores more ...
The kori bustard (Ardeotis kori) is the largest flying bird native to Africa. It is a member of the bustard family, which all belong to the order Otidiformes and are restricted in distribution to the Old World. It is one of the four species (ranging from Africa to India to Australia) in the large-bodied genus Ardeotis. In fact, the male kori ...