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  2. List of largest birds - Wikipedia

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    The largest bird family in Eurasia is the Old World warblers. As previously classified these warblers could get fairly large, up to 57 g (2.0 oz) and 28 cm (11 in) in the striated grassbird of Southeast Asia ( Megalurus palustris ).

  3. Largest living flying birds by wingspan - Wikipedia

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    The table contains a list of the largest birds living on this planet by wingspan, at maximum, assumed to be reliable by experts and verified records, at least 3 m (9 ft 10 in). Rank Image

  4. Andean condor - Wikipedia

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    Some estimations of lifespans of wild birds has exceeded 50 years. In 1983, the Guinness Book of World Records considered the longest-lived bird of any species with a confirmed lifespan was an Andean condor that died after surviving 72 years in captivity, having been captured from the wild as a juvenile of undetermined age. [20]

  5. Argentavis - Wikipedia

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    BBC News: Ancient American bird was glider – BBC News article; How the dinosaur bird took to the skies – Daily Telegraph article; Secret of flight for world's largest bird revealed – COSMOS magazine article; Argentavis, the largest flying bird, was a master glider – Article from the blog Not Exactly Rocket Science

  6. Largest and heaviest animals - Wikipedia

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    The heaviest bird ever capable of flight was Argentavis magnificens, the largest member of the now extinct family Teratornithidae, found in Miocene-aged fossil beds of Argentina, with a wingspan up to 5.5 m (18 ft), a length of up to 1.25 m (4.1 ft), a height on the ground of up to 1.75 m (5.7 ft) and a body weight of at least 71 kg (157 lb).

  7. See it: Rare eagle among largest birds of prey in the world ...

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    Terra Nova National Park officials said the bird is one of the largest birds of prey on the planet, donning a wingspan of 8 feet and weighing about 13 pounds. They noted that it is about 25% ...

  8. These Powerful Birds Have the Largest Wingspans - AOL

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    The focus of this video are the birds with the largest wingspans that soar in the skies above on the rising air – beating their wings slowly and powerfully. ... the world’s more than 10,000 ...

  9. List of longest-living organisms - Wikipedia

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    The oldest known bird in the world was an Australian sulphur-crested cockatoo called Cocky Bennett, who lived to 120. [112] He could recall phrases such as "one feather more and I'll fly" and "one at a time, gentlemen, please". He lived from 1796 to 1916 and traveled the world with various owners.