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The table contains list of largest birds living on this planet by wingspan, at maximum, assumed to be reliable by experts or by verified records.
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).
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! Maximum wingspans<br />[m (ft)]
! Maximum wingspans<br />[m (ft)]
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| 1 ||[[File:Diomedea exulans in flight - SE Tasmania.jpg|220 px]]|| [[Wandering albatross]] || ''Diomedea exulans'' || {{convert|3.7|m|abbr=on|ftin}}
| 1 ||[[File:Diomedea exulans in flight - SE Tasmania.jpg|220 px]]|| [[Snowy albatross]]|| ''Diomedea exulans''|| {{convert|3.7|m|abbr=on|ftin}}
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| 2 ||[[File:Great White Pelican AdF.jpg|220 px]]|| [[Great white pelican]] || ''Pelecanus onocrotalus'' || {{convert|3.6|m|abbr=on|ftin}}
| 2 ||[[File:Great White Pelican AdF.jpg|220 px]]|| [[Great white pelican]]|| ''Pelecanus onocrotalus''|| {{convert|3.6|m|abbr=on|ftin}}
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| 3 ||[[File:Diomedea epomophora in flight 3 - SE Tasmania.jpg|220 px]]|| [[Southern royal albatross]] || ''Diomedea epomophora'' || {{convert|3.51|m|abbr=on|ftin}}
| 3 ||[[File:Diomedea epomophora in flight 3 - SE Tasmania.jpg|220 px]]|| [[Southern royal albatross]]|| ''Diomedea epomophora''|| {{convert|3.51|m|abbr=on|ftin}}
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| 3 ||[[File:Pelecanus crispus at Beijing Zoo.JPG|220 px]]|| [[Dalmatian pelican]] || ''Pelecanus crispus'' || {{convert|3.51|m|abbr=on|ftin}}
| 3 ||[[File:Pelecanus crispus at Beijing Zoo.JPG|220 px]]|| [[Dalmatian pelican]]|| ''Pelecanus crispus''|| {{convert|3.51|m|abbr=on|ftin}}
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| 4 ||[[File:Tristan Albatross (1).jpg|220 px]]|| [[Tristan albatross]] || ''Diomedea dabbenena'' || {{convert|3.5|m|abbr=on|ftin}}
| 4 ||[[File:Tristan Albatross (1).jpg|220 px]]|| [[Tristan albatross]]|| ''Diomedea dabbenena''|| {{convert|3.5|m|abbr=on|ftin}}
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| 5 ||[[File:Albatros d'amsterdam.jpg|220 px]]|| [[Amsterdam albatross]] || ''Diomedea amsterdamensis'' || {{convert|3.4|m|abbr=on|ftin}}
| 5 ||[[File:Albatros d'amsterdam.jpg|220 px]]|| [[Amsterdam albatross]]|| ''Diomedea amsterdamensis''|| {{convert|3.4|m|abbr=on|ftin}}
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| 6 ||[[File:Gibsons albatross.jpg|220 px]]|| [[Antipodean albatross]] || ''Diomedea antipodensis'' || {{convert|3.3|m|abbr=on|ftin}}
| 6 ||[[File:Gibsons albatross.jpg|220 px]]|| [[Antipodean albatross]]|| ''Diomedea antipodensis''|| {{convert|3.3|m|abbr=on|ftin}}
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| 6 ||[[File:Andean Condor in flight.jpg|220 px]]|| [[Andean condor]] || ''Vultur gryphus'' || {{convert|3.3|m|abbr=on|ftin}}
| 6 ||[[File:Andean Condor in flight.jpg|220 px]]|| [[Andean condor]]|| ''Vultur gryphus''|| {{convert|3.3|m|abbr=on|ftin}}
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| 7 ||[[File:Northern Royal Albatross with Red-billed Gull Taiaroa Head Sept 2007.jpg|220 px]]|| [[Northern royal albatross]] || ''Diomedea sanfordi'' || {{convert|3.2|m|abbr=on|ftin}}
| 7 ||[[File:Northern Royal Albatross with Red-billed Gull Taiaroa Head Sept 2007.jpg|220 px]]|| [[Northern royal albatross]]|| ''Diomedea sanfordi''|| {{convert|3.2|m|abbr=on|ftin}}
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| 7 ||[[File:Marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer) in flight.jpg|220 px]]|| [[Marabou stork]] || ''Leptoptilos crumenifer'' || {{convert|3.2|m|abbr=on|ftin}}
| 7 ||[[File:Marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer) in flight.jpg|220 px]]|| [[Marabou stork]]|| ''Leptoptilos crumenifer''|| {{convert|3.2|m|abbr=on|ftin}}
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| 7 ||[[File:Black Vulture 1.jpg|220 px]]|| [[Cinereous vulture]] || ''Aegypius monachus''|| {{convert|3.1|m|abbr=on|ftin}}
| 8 ||[[File:Black Vulture 1.jpg|220 px]]|| [[Cinereous vulture]]|| ''Aegypius monachus''|| {{convert|3.1|m|abbr=on|ftin}}
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| 7 ||[[File:Himalayan Vulture, Dhauladhar Range.jpg|220 px]]|| [[Himalayan vulture]] || ''Gyps himalayensis'' || {{convert|3.1|m|abbr=on|ftin}}
| 8 ||[[File:Himalayan Vulture, Dhauladhar Range.jpg|220 px]]|| [[Himalayan vulture]]|| ''Gyps himalayensis''|| {{convert|3.1|m|abbr=on|ftin}}
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| 7 ||[[File:Cygnus buccinator -Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Missouri, USA -flying-8.jpg|220 px]]|| [[Trumpeter swan]] || ''Cygnus buccinator'' || {{convert|3.1|m|abbr=on|ftin}}<ref>https://www.britannica.com/animal/trumpeter-swan</ref>
| 8 ||[[File:Cygnus buccinator -Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Missouri, USA -flying-8.jpg|220 px]]|| [[Trumpeter swan]]|| ''Cygnus buccinator''|| {{convert|3.1|m|abbr=on|ftin}}<ref>https://www.britannica.com/animal/trumpeter-swan</ref>
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| 8 ||[[File:Gymnogyps californianus -Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge, California, USA -flying-8.jpg|220 px]]|| [[California condor]] || ''Gymnogyps californianus'' || {{convert|3|m|abbr=on|ftin}}
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Latest revision as of 22:12, 8 November 2024

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 Ave Scientific Name Maximum wingspans
[m (ft)]
1 Snowy albatross Diomedea exulans 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in)
2 Great white pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus 3.6 m (11 ft 10 in)
3 Southern royal albatross Diomedea epomophora 3.51 m (11 ft 6 in)
3 Dalmatian pelican Pelecanus crispus 3.51 m (11 ft 6 in)
4 Tristan albatross Diomedea dabbenena 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)
5 Amsterdam albatross Diomedea amsterdamensis 3.4 m (11 ft 2 in)
6 Antipodean albatross Diomedea antipodensis 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 Cygnus buccinator 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)[1]

References

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  1. ^ https://www.britannica.com/animal/trumpeter-swan
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