Top 10+ largest birds in the world

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Some of the largest birds on Earth can be taller than any basketball player and have wingspans wider than a king-sized bed.

There are nearly 10,000 species of birds on Earth, and they come in all shapes and sizes—from the tiny bee hummingbird to the giant ostrich. Here are the largest birds to inhabit our planet, including the tallest, the heaviest, and the ones with the widest wingspans.

1. African ostrich

Weighing from 90 to 130kg, some males can even weigh up to 155kg, and standing from 1.7m to 2.7m tall, the African ostrich is the largest living bird in the world.

 

The ostrich is a ratite bird native to Africa. It is the only living species of the family Struthionidae, and the genus Struthio. The ostrich is very distinctive in appearance compared to other birds: it has a long neck and legs. It cannot fly but can run at speeds of up to 65 km/h.

2. Cassowary

The cassowary or cassowary can grow up to 1.6 m tall, the female can grow up to 2 m tall and weigh 75 - 80 kg. They are a species of bird in the family Casuariidae, living in Australia and New Guinea and some neighboring islands.

 

This ostrich can run at 50km/h through the jungle and jump up to 1.5m high.

Their identifying feature is the large crest on their head, which is the bird's means of attracting mates during mating season.

The claws on their feet are extremely sharp, even the middle toe nail can be up to 125mm long. This is an extremely scary weapon when they use their feet to kick people and objects. Therefore, in 2007, the cassowary was recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the "most dangerous bird in the world".

3. Australian ostrich

The Australian ostrich (Dromaius novaehollandiae) belongs to the Casuariidae family, originating from Australia. This is a large bird, averaging 1.6 - 1.9 m in height and can weigh 40 - 60 kg.

The emu has greyish-brown plumage, a long neck and very short wings. It feeds on grasses, seeds, insects and small animals.

4. Emperor Penguin

This is the largest and heaviest of all the penguin species that live in Antarctica. Both males and females can reach a height of 1.2m and weigh between 22 and 45 kg.

 

The emperor penguin is a bird in the family Spheniscidae. Its head and back are black, its belly and legs are white, its chest is pale yellow, and its ears are bright yellow.

Their long, streamlined bodies, small, flat wings and flippers make them excellent underwater athletes. They can stay underwater for over 18 minutes and dive as deep as 535 m to hunt for prey.

5. Ostrich

The South American ostrich looks quite similar to the African ostrich. They can grow up to 1.7 m tall and weigh up to 40 kg.

Ostriches have only three toes. Their tarsus has horizontal plates in front of it. They also store urine separately in an enlarged part of the cloaca.

6. Kori Otitis

Weighing up to 20kg, the Otitis is the world's largest flying bird. Due to its long legs, this bird is sometimes confused with the African ostrich.

The Kori Bustit, also known as the Indian Bustit, has the scientific name Ardeotis nigriceps and lives in India and the bordering regions of Pakistan.

7. Andean Condor

The Andean condor or condor is a bird of the New World vulture family that is considered the lord of the skies in South America. This bird has a rather massive body shape with a body length of up to 1.2m, weighs 15kg and has a wingspan of up to 3m.

 

The condor's habitat is mainly open grasslands and high mountains up to 5,000 m.

The species is distributed in the Andes of South America, including the Santa Marta Mountains. In the north, its range begins in Venezuela and Colombia. South, along the Andes in Ecuador, Peru, and Chile, through Bolivia and western Argentina to Tierra del Fuego.

8. Dalmatian Pelican

The Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus), a bird of the family Pelicanidae, inhabits coastal and freshwater areas of the Mediterranean and Middle East.

This pelican species has an average length of about 170-190 cm, weighing about 10-15 kg. Their food is aquatic animals, mainly fish and shrimp.

9. White Swan

The mute swan (Cygnus olor), is a large waterfowl in the family Swan, found in large bodies of water in Europe and Asia.

This bird has an average length of 140 to 160 cm and a wingspan of 200 to 240 cm. They have a long neck, snow-white feathers, and black beak and legs.

10. Diomedea exulans bird

The Antarctic albatross (Diomedea exulans) is a large seabird in the family Albatrossidae.

They have an average body length of about 1.2m, wingspan of up to 3.5 meters, and an average weight of about 8-12kg.

11. Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer)

Sometimes called 'funeral birds' because of their dark, cloak-like wings and fondness for eating carrion, marabou storks are large animals, standing about 5 feet (1.5 meters) tall and weighing up to 20 pounds (9 kg). They are the largest storks in the world, with a wingspan of 8.5 feet (2.6 m).

Marabou storks are found throughout sub-Saharan Africa and are scavengers, feeding primarily on carrion. Their bald heads are an important adaptation to this lifestyle, as they prevent the birds from getting covered in blood when they poke their heads into dead animals, which can cause health problems. They also possess enormous throat pouches used in courtship rituals and often mate for life.