Largest living flying birds by wingspan
Appearance
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (January 2021) |
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)] |
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1 | Marabou stork | Leptoptilos crumenifer |
4 m (13 ft 1 in)[1] | |
2 | Snowy albatross | Diomedea exulans | 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in) | |
3 | Great white pelican | Pelecanus onocrotalus | 3.6 m (11 ft 10 in) | |
4 | Southern royal albatross | Diomedea epomophora | 3.51 m (11 ft 6 in) | |
4 | Dalmatian pelican | Pelecanus crispus | 3.51 m (11 ft 6 in) | |
5 | Tristan albatross | Diomedea dabbenena | 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in) | |
6 | Amsterdam albatross | Diomedea amsterdamensis | 3.4 m (11 ft 2 in) | |
7 | Antipodean albatross | Diomedea antipodensis | 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) | |
7 | Andean condor | Vultur gryphus | 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) | |
8 | Northern royal albatross | Diomedea sanfordi | 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) | |
8 | 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)[2] |
References
- ^ "18 Marvelous Marabou Stork Facts". Fact Animal. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ^ https://www.britannica.com/animal/trumpeter-swan