What Is The Largest Bird In The World

The largest bird in the world

The ostrich bird is the largest, longest and heaviest bird in the world, and its scientific name is (Struthio camelus), its weight can reach 160 kg, while its average length reaches more than 2 m, and it can reach up to 2.8 m, and its speed It may reach 69 km / h.

The ostrich is one of the birds that do not fly , but at the same time it is one of the fastest birds in running, as it is helped by the long and strong legs that it possesses, in addition to that it uses it to defend itself by kicking the predators that try to attack it, and it should be noted that the ostrich can Go several days without needing to drink water.

There are several types of ostriches, including the following:

Somali ostrich

Its scientific name is (Struthio molybdophanes), and this type of ostrich weighs 130 kg, and its length reaches 2.7 m.

Australian ostrich

Its scientific name is (Dromaius novaehollandiae), and this type of ostrich weighs 45 kg, and its length reaches 1.5 m.

The largest predatory bird in the world

The Harpy Eagle, whose scientific name is Harpia harpyja, is one of the largest and most powerful predatory eagles in the world. Its weight ranges from 3.8-9 kg, and its height ranges from 89-105 cm. Its wingspan is 2 m . Mostly found in the tropics of the Latin American continent, and in Brazil.

The largest birds in the world in order

There are many large birds that come after the ostrich and are spread around the world, and they are as follows, arranged in descending order, starting with the largest bird:

The name of the bird	The scientific name	weight/kg	length/m
Ostrich	ostrich camel	160	2 – 2.8
Southern cassowary	Casuarius	85	1.8
cassowary bird	Unhung cassowary	70	1.7
The domestic turkey	Domestic Turkey	39	1.3
Great rhea bird	Rhea americana	35	1.5
Emperor penguin	Aptenodytes forsteri	24	1.3
Little rhea bird	Lesser Rhea	20	1
King penguin	Aptenodytes patagonicus	18	1
Dalmatian pelican	Pelecan curled up	15	1.75
Dumb swan bird	Cygnus olor	14	1.7
Dwarf cassowary	Casuarius bennetti	13	1
Cinereous eagle	Egyptian monk	10	1
stork	Marabou (Leptoptilos crumenifer)	8	1.5
Solitary stork (Schubel)	shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)	6	1.5