Some birds have larger size of wings relevant to their immense size. These birds are the Marabou stork, Albatross, Trumpeter swan etc. Further details and characteristics of this precious birds are given here.
Marabou Stork’s
Their wings size is 4.0 meters and reckoned as a bird having the largest wing span in the world. This is the biggest bird founded on the African continent. These huge birds love to live in groups and close to human settlements. Marabou are scavengers and feed on carrion and their beautiful feathers are used in cloth and hat making to give an elegant quality to the stuff.
Albatross
The Wings of Albatross are remarkably 3.7 meters long and known as the second largest bird wingspans in the world. This seabird exists in the vast and deep Southern and North Pacific Ocean. Notably albatross is one of the largest flying birds that feeds on fish or carrion. This species is in danger of extinction due to human activities.
Trumpeter Swans
Trumpeter with its 3.4 metres superb long wings is the largest bird of North America. This enormous bird feeds on aquatic plants and is normally found in marshes and lakes. It is luckier for this nestling bird that it will surely be the longest-lived as the concerned danger of extinction is almost zero.
Mute Swans
Wings length is 3.1 meters. It is the most beautiful type of swan whose natural habitat is in Europe and Asia. Their largest concentration is Founded in the Former Soviet Union. This bird is called Mute swan being less vocal than other swans.
Whooper Swans
The Glorius Whooper Swans got great wings of length 3.4 metres. It is the Eurasian counterpart of Trumpeter Swan of North America. Whooper is a heavy bird having long wings which needs a lot of water to live and float. They used to live in colonies and usually migrate from one place to another.
Grey pelican
Wing’s size is 3.1 meters. Found in shallow lowland fresh waters and areas of its breeding mainly in India, Sri Lanka and Cambodia also founded in some parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh. They live in large colonies and near human settlements.
Californian Condor
Bravo Californian Condor has 3.1 meter long wings. The wonderful bird is a large and powerful bald-headed vulture and it is mainly found in the areas of Grand Canyon and California. Condor flies breathtaking 250 KM in a day in search of carrion. Human activities are graving threat to their existence. There is an interesting fact about the Condor that Native Americans in ancient times considered this bird as a symbol of the devil and destruction.
Black vulture
Black Vulture with its 3.1 meters long wings comes at number 8. A powerful vulture bird and an inhabitant of North and South America. There is no danger as far as its extinction is concerned. It is a scavenger who eats carrion, eggs and old plants. The fact about this precious bird is that farmers don’t like it because they are predators of new born farm animals and why would a farmer like to bear the loss of animals?
Great Bustards
Although by name it seems strange, their wings are 2.7 meters long and they are live in North and Central Europe. As compared to the other birds, this one feeds on small creatures like frogs and other insects. It is a shame that their existence is threatened by human activities. The fun fact about this lies in the point that Male Great Bustards are among one of the heaviest birds living today.
Kori Bustard
The wing size of this marvellous bird is 2.7 meters. Last but not least, the bird belongs to the Bustard family and there are exceptional remarks that this is the only heaviest bird capable of flying along with Great Bustard. Note that it is native to Africa and feeds on insects and you will be surprised to know that t it makes a nest on the ground.
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