# The largest birds in the world

From the ostrich, which can top 150 kilos, to the condors, albatrosses and swans that fly despite their weight: the heaviest living birds on the planet, by average weight. Which one impresses you most?

- 11 votes · 21 items
- Feb 11, 2025 · santiagomandos
- https://even.best/en/l/2541/the-largest-birds-in-the-world

## Top 21

1. **Common ostrich** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Over 100 kilos on average and up to 2.7 metres tall.
2. **Somali ostrich** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The other ostrich species, with a bluish neck.
3. **Southern cassowary** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The most dangerous bird in the world, with a sharp claw.
4. **Greater rhea** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The great runner of the pampas.
5. **Dwarf cassowary** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The smallest cassowary, still weighing about 20 kilos.
6. **King penguin** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The second-largest penguin.
7. **Cinereous vulture** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — One of the largest raptors in the world, found in Spain.
8. **Dalmatian pelican** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The largest pelican.
9. **Wild turkey** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The Thanksgiving bird, in its wild form.
10. **Northern cassowary** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The cassowary of northern New Guinea.
11. **Emu** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Australia's giant, which runs at 50 km/h.
12. **Emperor penguin** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The largest penguin, which breeds in the depths of the Antarctic winter.
13. **Lesser rhea** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The rhea of Patagonia and the Andes.
14. **Kori bustard** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — One of the heaviest flying birds.
15. **Trumpeter swan** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The largest waterfowl in North America.
16. **Whooper swan** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The swan of Scandinavia and Siberia.
17. **Wandering albatross** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The largest wingspan of any bird: over three metres.
18. **Southern royal albatross** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The southern royal albatross, almost as big as the wandering one.
19. **Red-crowned crane** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The sacred crane of Japan and China.
20. **Andean condor** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — The great glider of the Andes.
21. **Mute swan** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — The white swan of parks, with an orange beak.

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