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