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Largest living flying birds by wingspan

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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.

Rank Image Ave Scientific Name Maximum wingspans
[m (ft)]
1 Wander albatross Diomedea exulans 3.7 (12)
2 Great white pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus 3.6 (12)
3 Southern royal albatross Diomedea epomophora 3.51 (12)
4 Dalmatian pelican Pelecanus crispus 3.51 (12)
5 Tristan albatross Diomedea dabbenena 3.5 (11)
6 Amsterdam albatross Diomedea amsterdamensis 3.4 (11)
7 Antipodean albatross Diomedea antipodensis 3.3 (11)
8 Andean condor Vultur gryphus 3.3 (11)
9 Northern royal albatross Diomedea sanfordi 3.2 (10)
10 Marabou stork Leptoptilos crumenifer 3.2 (10)
11 Cinereous vulture Aegypius monachus 3.1 (10)
12 Himalayan vulture Gyps himalayensis 3.1 (10)
13 Trumpeter swan Cygnus buccinator 3.1 (10)