What Are The Top 10 Biggest Birds In The World? + Their Features And Images

Do you a fan of birds or wonderful things in our world? what do you think about yourself if you see a bird with about 4 meters wingspan flying in the sky or another one with about 3 meters tall running on land? you didn’t travel to the Jurassic Era, they are the biggest living flying inhabitants of our planet.

The researches show that birds are the last survivors of flying dinosaurs in our world. Do you think the last survivors of flying dinosaurs how much can be big? Join us in this article to tell you about the top 10 biggest birds in the world and their features.

Some of the birds in the following list are flightless but if you are interested to know about “the top 10 biggest flying birds in the world” please click here. In addition, we suggest you read about the top 10 smallest birds in the world too.

 

1- Common OSTRICH (Struthio camelus)

 

Its height: it is Up to 2.8 meters tall

Its weight: it is about 160 kg

• In the terms of both height and weight, the common ostrich is put at the top of the list of the top 10 biggest birds in the world.
• So, it is stand to reason the common ostrich is a flightless bird.
• However, it cannot fly but it is the fastest animal on two legs with a speed of 69 km per hour.
• They not only run whit their feet, but their strong legs are also a powerful defensive weapon against their enemy.
• Another wonderful thing about them is that they can extract water from vegetation and generate water internally to survive without water for days.

2- Somali Ostrich (Struthio molybdophanes)

 

Its height: it is Up to 2.7 meters tall

Its weight: it is about 130 kg

• By 2014 scientists think The Somali ostrich is a sub-species of the common ostrich but today it is defined as a distinct species
• Although the Somali ostrich is a little lighter than a common ostrich, it helps it to increase its speed so that it can walk 5 meters in one stride.
• The habitat of this wonderful bird is Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya

3- Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)

 

Its height: it is Up to 1.9 meters tall

Its weight: it is about 60 kg

• In the 3rd position of our list put another ostrich: Australia’s emus. Although, the females are bigger than the males.
• Like other ostriches, Australia’s emus cannot fly, but it is a professional runner that can run at the speed of 48 kilometers per hour. Hence it is the world’s fast bird too. their three-toed feet and tiny wings help them to keep their balance when running.

4- Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)

 

Its height: it is Up to 1.8 meters tall

Its weight: it is about 85 kg

• You will be surprised if you know in the fourth position on our list is put the most dangerous bird on Earth. Although, the southern cassowary is a flightless bird it can kill a human with its sharp 13-centimeter claws on each large foot. It uses them to kick out to defend itself.
• This huge black bird lives in north-eastern Australia, Indonesia, and New Guinea.
• It is also known as double-wattled cassowary, Australian cassowary, and two-wattled cassowary.

5- Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus)

 

Its height: it is Up to 1.75 meters tall

Its weight: it is about 15 kg

• In the sixth position on our list is put a strong flying and swimming bird: The Dalmatian pelican.
• Although you may think this huge bird is not graceful on land but it has greatness and glory in the sky.
• You can often find them in rivers, lakes, and estuaries in southeastern Europe, Russia, India, and China.
• A wonderful feature of the Dalmatian pelican is this social bird prefers to mate with one partner for life, however, it lives and migrates in folk.

 

6- Northern Cassowary (Casuarius unappendiculatus)

 

Its height: it is Up to 1.7 meters tall

Its weight: it is about 70 kg

• The cousin of the southern cassowary is the northern cassowary with a smaller in size.
• A wonderful thing about this huge flightless bird is that it can reach 50 kilometers an hour suddenly after starting to run.
• You can find this beautiful huge bird in northern New Guinea.
• Its female is bigger than the male and is also, known as the single or one-wattled cassowary or gold-necked cassowary.

7- Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) and Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator)

 

Its height: it is Up to 1.7 meters tall

Its weight: it is about 14 kg

• In the 7th position of our list, there are two species of Cygnus: mute swans and trumpeter swans.
• They are similar in height, weight, and even structure.
• These birds are similar to the northern cassowary in terms of height but they are very lighter than the northern cassowary.
• One of the wonderful things about these huge flying birds is they often attack humans in water and land when they feel a threat. They do it when they are standing up a tall attack with their beaks and wings.

 

8- Greater Rhea (Rhea americana)

 

Its height: it is Up to 1.5 meters tall

Its weight: it is about 35 kg

• Greater rheas are put in 8th position in our list while it is the largest bird in the Americas.
• It is native to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
• This flightless bird has long, powerful legs and it is one of the fast birds in the world and can run at 35 kilometers per hour.
• Apart from their high speed, they live in flocks of up to 100 birds to protect themselves against predators.

 

9-Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer)

 

Its height: it is Up to 1.5 meters tall

Its weight: it is about 8 kg

• Although Marabou storks are as tall as Greater rheas they are lighter than them.
• They are habitat is the south of the Sahara in Africa. They can live in both wet and arid areas and like to live near humans, particularly landfill sites.
• Marabous are scavengers that feed on other dead mammals and human refuse.
• They are ugly birds with bald heads and hair wisps.
• Another interesting feature of Marabou storks is the hollow bones of their leg and feet that help them for having better flight.

10-Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)

 

Its height: it is Up to 1.5 meters tall

Its weight: it is about 6 kg

• At the end of our list, there is a shoebill stork with 1.5 meters tall and 6 kg weight. Although its height is as tall as Marabou storks and Greater rheas it is lighter than them.
• They are beautiful birds with blue-gray feathers that are green and black-tipped and -tinted
• They feed on every animal that can hunt it by their beak including water snakes, catfish, and monitor lizard

Conclusion

Now you got to know the top 10 biggest birds in the world including Common OSTRICH, Somali ostrich, Emu, Southern Cassowary, Dalmatian Pelican, Northern Cassowary, Trumpeter Swan, Mute Swan, Greater Rhea, Marabou Stork, and Shoebill.

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