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Largest living flying birds by wingspan

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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 Ave Scientific Name Maximum wingspans
[m (ft)]
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

  1. ^ "18 Marvelous Marabou Stork Facts". Fact Animal. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  2. ^ https://www.britannica.com/animal/trumpeter-swan