Largest living flying birds by wingspan
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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.
| Rank | Image | Ave | Scientific Name | Maximum wingspans [m (ft)] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Snowy albatross | Diomedea exulans | 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in) |
| 2 |  |
Great white pelican | Pelecanus onocrotalus | 3.6 m (11 ft 10 in) |
| 3 |  |
Southern royal albatross | Diomedea epomophora | 3.51 m (11 ft 6 in) |
| 3 |  |
Dalmatian pelican | Pelecanus crispus | 3.51 m (11 ft 6 in) |
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Tristan albatross | Diomedea dabbenena | 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in) |
| 5 |  |
Amsterdam albatross | Diomedea amsterdamensis | 3.4 m (11 ft 2 in) |
| 6 |  |
Antipodean albatross | Diomedea antipodensis | 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) |
| 6 |  |
Andean condor | Vultur gryphus | 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) |
| 7 |  |
Northern royal albatross | Diomedea sanfordi | 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) |
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Marabou stork | Leptoptilos crumenifer | 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) |
| 7 |  |
Cinereous vulture | Aegypius monachus | 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in) |
| 7 |  |
Himalayan vulture | Gyps himalayensis | 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in) |
| 7 |  |
Trumpeter swan | Cygnus buccinator | 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)[1] |
| 8 |  |
California condor | Gymnogyps californianus | 3 m (9 ft 10 in) |
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