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  2. Argentavis - Wikipedia

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    Argentavis was among the largest flying birds to ever exist, holding the record for heaviest flying bird, although it was surpassed in wingspan after the 2014 description of Pelagornis sandersi, which is estimated to have possessed wings some 20% longer than those of Argentavis. [1] [2]

  3. List of largest birds - Wikipedia

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    The common ostrich is the largest living bird Aepyornis maximus, one of the largest birds ever. The largest extant species of bird measured by mass is the common ostrich (Struthio camelus), closely followed by the Somali ostrich (Struthio molybdophanes). A male ostrich can reach a height of 2.8 metres (9.2 feet) and weigh over 156.8 kg (346 lb ...

  4. Aepyornis - Wikipedia

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    The species of Aepyornis are amongst the largest birds, with weights of 235 kilograms (520 lb) estimated for A. hildebrandti [2] and 275–1,000 kilograms (610–2,200 lb) for A. maximus, making it one of the largest, if not the largest bird to have ever lived, [10] [2] with the latter reaching 3 metres (9.8 ft) in height.

  5. 7 of the biggest birds on Earth - AOL

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    There are almost 10,000 species of birds on Earth and they come in all different shapes and sizes — from the tiny bee hummingbird to the massive ostrich. At only around one fifth of the size of ...

  6. Largest and heaviest animals - Wikipedia

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    The heaviest bird ever capable of flight was Argentavis magnificens, the largest member of the now extinct family Teratornithidae, found in Miocene-aged fossil beds of Argentina, with a wingspan up to 5.5 m (18 ft), a length of up to 1.25 m (4.1 ft), a height on the ground of up to 1.75 m (5.7 ft) and a body weight of at least 71 kg (157 lb).

  7. Largest living flying birds by wingspan - Wikipedia

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    The table contains a list of the largest birds living on this planet by wingspan, at maximum, assumed to be reliable by experts and verified records, at least 3 m (9 ft 10 in). Rank Image

  8. Dromornis - Wikipedia

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    Dromornis stirtoni, colloquially known as Stirton's mihirung and Stirton's thunderbird, [11] [12] was a large feathered bird that grew up to heights of 3 m (9.8 ft) and weights in excess of 500 kg and is widely thought to have been the largest avian species to have ever existed.

  9. Largest organisms - Wikipedia

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    The largest elephant ever recorded was shot in Angola in 1974. It was a male measuring 10.67 metres (35.0 ft) from trunk to tail and 4.17 metres (13.7 ft) lying on its side in a projected line from the highest point of the shoulder, to the base of the forefoot, indicating a standing shoulder height of 3.96 metres (13.0 ft).

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