What is the worlds biggest bird?
The world’ biggest living bird is the Ostrich. Ostriches are native to Africa, but are now farmed all over the world. It can grow up to 2.7 metres (9 feet) tall, and weigh 155 kilograms (285 pounds). An ostrich egg weighs as much as two dozen chicken’s eggs! The ostrich has small wings for its size, and can’t fly. The bird with the biggest wings is the Wandering Albatross. The average wingspan is 3.1 metres (10.2 feet), but some have reached as big as 3.7 metres (12 feet). Because its wings are so big, it is able to glide for hours at a time! Young albatrosses weigh about 16 kilograms, that is, 35 pounds during their first flights – and they quickly lose a lot of this weight. This makes the Wandering Albatross is much lighter that the heaviest flying bird, either the Kori Bustard or the Great Bustard. These Bustards can reach 20 kilograms (44 pounds). Although they can fly, they avoid flying as much as they possibly can!
