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The Un-Littlest Birds
The Un-Littlest Birds - biology -
The heaviest living bird is the ostrich (Struthio camelus), which can exceed one-hundred-fifty kilograms (~330 lbs., or seventy-five thousand bee hummingbirds).
The heaviest living bird capable of flight is either the great bustard or the kori bustard (Otis tarda and Ardeotis kori respectively). The males of both species can weigh up to twenty kilograms (~44 lbs., about as much as an adult border collie).
The largest living bird by wingspan is the wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) which can reach a tip-to-tip width of three-and-a-half meters across (~11.5 ft., about as wide as two Mini Coopers).
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