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  2. Flying and gliding animals - Wikipedia

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    The heaviest living flying animals are the kori bustard and the great bustard with males reaching 21 kilograms (46 lb). The wandering albatross has the greatest wingspan of any living flying animal at 3.63 metres (11.9 ft). Among living animals which fly over land, the Andean condor and the marabou stork have the largest wingspan at 3.2 metres ...

  3. List of birds by flight heights - Wikipedia

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    Species Family Maximum height Details Rüppell's vulture: Gyps rueppellii: Accipitridae: 11,300 metres (37,100 feet). [1] [2] Vultures use their excellent eyesight to scan the landscape below from a relatively static aerial position. Instead of flying over a larger distance, they use elevation to expand their field of vision. [3]

  4. Lists of organisms by population - Wikipedia

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    More than 99 percent of all species, amounting to over five billion species, [7] that ever lived on Earth are estimated to be extinct. [8] [9] Estimates on the number of Earth's current species range from 10 million to 14 million, [10] of which about 1.2 million have been documented and over 86 percent have not yet been described. [11]

  5. Fly - Wikipedia

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    Some species of maggots such as blowfly larvae (gentles) and bluebottle larvae are bred commercially; they are sold as bait in angling, and as food for carnivorous animals (kept as pets, in zoos, or for research) such as some mammals, [109] fishes, reptiles, and birds. It has been suggested that fly larvae could be used at a large scale as food ...

  6. Can chickens fly? Here's everything to know about the bird's ...

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    Scientifically known as Gallus gallus domesticus, chickens are one of the most widespread and common domesticated animals in the world. The global chicken population reached over 33 billion, with ...

  7. Housefly - Wikipedia

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    The housefly (Musca domestica) is a fly of the suborder Cyclorrhapha. It possibly originated in the Middle East, and spread around the world as a commensal of humans. It is the most common fly species found in houses. Adults are gray to black, with four dark, longitudinal lines on the thorax, slightly hairy bodies, and a single pair of ...

  8. List of birds by flight speed - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the fastest flying birds in the world. A bird's velocity is necessarily variable; a hunting bird will reach much greater speeds while diving to catch prey than when flying horizontally. The bird that can achieve the greatest airspeed is the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), able to exceed 320 km/h (200 mph) in its dives.

  9. List of birds by population - Wikipedia

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    1. ^ Amount of quantified species contained in the list as of the "Retrieved" date in the corresponding citation. The amount of species in each order is according to the IUCN and BirdLife International; bird taxonomy is currently in flux and these figures may soon change. 2. ^ Preliminary estimate. 3. ^ Mature only.