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Largest living flying birds by wingspan information


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.

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)
7 Cinereous vulture Aegypius monachus 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
7 Himalayan vulture Gyps himalayensis 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
7 Trumpeter swan Cygnus buccinator 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)[1]
8 California condor Gymnogyps californianus 3 m (9 ft 10 in)
  1. ^ https://www.britannica.com/animal/trumpeter-swan

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