Nice lens. Thanks for pointing attention to all these beautiful creatures. Length: Ranges from bill to tail 47 to 51 inches like bird while I was Desert Cruising in Saudi Arabia (south of Jeddah). It flies for about a distance of 22 meter for a single meter drop. Thank you! That is crazy, I knew eagles had a huge wingspan but i never would have guessed it was that large. They are the largest flying bird in North America and feed on carrion. Moe Wood from Eastern Ontario on December 28, 2012: Really enjoyed this page. They are known for forming huge aggregations, including a colony of around 75,000 in Tanzania. huge wings.amazing birds.fantastic picture. ~~Blessed by another bird lover~~. Were you surprised by this list? Yes I did not realize just how big they were although we picked up a dead Wedge tailed eagle (in Australia) and my husband is 6ft.4in tall and its wing span was bigger than him. The following is a list of the top 10 longest wingspans of living species. Is there any list for largest birds ever which are extinct now. It must be great to be able to fly like a bird! Believe most large birds are extinct as they have fallen prey to human predators. Now, time to learn about which bird species have the longest wingspans in the world! Unlike most vultures, this species does not have the characteristic bald head. They are elegant birds only found south of the Sahara desert. Didier Moïse, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. The pictures are amazing, i liked the Bearded Vulture photo. Hi, Jenna. Sadly, since the year 1500, over 190 bird species have become extinct—and extinction is on the rise. We love to watch them. Several people have commented on Wedge-tailed eagles. Color: Black and White wings Gloria Freeman from Alabama USA on December 27, 2012: Hi I enjoyed reading this lens and learning about these great birds. They often fill up otherwise empty places with life, color, and song. This is an awesome lens. Thanks for sharing. @Lensmaster...Congratulations on your Purple Star for this work of beauty on our wonderful birds! The “Wandering Albatross” has been declared as the bird with largest wingspan among all the living birds. Their diet also includes lizards, snakes, seeds, and berries. Many seabirds, including albatrosses, are in trouble due to the volume of trash that pollutes our oceans. I am so interested in birds that I am currently in grad school studying avian migration biology. spectacular!! For a kind information- on average the wingspans of all the eagles is less than that of the white-tailed eagle and if this list is made then the golden will be only at fifth position in only eagles' even. The top 10 largest birds on Earth, measured by wingspan. The grey crane is an inhabitant of the dry savannas in Africa. It breeds on high cliff edges—this is not a bird that's scared of heights! would you mind including the extinct bird, pterodactyl? The 10 birds with the largest wingspans in the world. Blessed! Wondering if you know how wingspan is recorded? Please share your reactions! CodyCross is an addictive game developed by Fanatee. Loving the photo of the Great White Pelican as well, incredible image. Will be using this information for them. You have probably noticed that most of these bird species use their long wings for soaring while looking for prey and carrion or during long-distance migrations. WeLL,Ty tinkham, iVe sEeN a tWo KiLoMeTeR w?nGsPaN BaLd EaGLe sO ThErE. Awesome pictures and birds. This is a magnificent and humongous bird! The photos were great! Like most vultures, they eat mostly carrion which they locate by sight while soaring high in the air. These massive vultures spend their days soaring on updrafts in the Andean mountains of South America. Barry Crabtree, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0, via Flickr. congratulations for winning the purple star award. Male kori bustard is two times much heavier than the female. Here are all the Big seabird with the largest wingspans answers. I love your pictures and the lens is very informative. The measurements may or may not be mean wingspan lengths for any given species.