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
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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)
4 |  | 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)
7 |  | 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)

## References

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1. ^ https://www.britannica.com/animal/trumpeter-swan