It has a wingspan of 3.3 m. The bird is also one of the highest flying birds in the world and can fly up to 6,500 meters (21,300 feet) in the air. Pelagornis sandersi. However, this raptor primarily feeds on rodents, feeder rabbits and small foxes. Wow. While many owls have similar size credentials, this bird of prey deserves to be mentioned because it is the only owl known to indirectly kill a human being. A newly discovered flying bird species had a wingspan that stretched 24 feet long — as big as some aircraft. Extinct bird fossils. The fastest running bird in the world with maximum speed of 60.6 mph (97.5 km/h) Indian bustard is critically endangered by hunting and loss of its habitat, common on the dry plains of the Indian subcontinent. 9. The heaviest flying bird ever, Argentavis magnificens, is part of a group, the teratorns, that are considered an ally of the New World vultures. The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) is regarded to be the largest flying bird in the world, living in the South American Andes Mountains. Largest Flyer?

The largest flying bird in the world is the Andean Condor. 3. Today's largest living flying bird is the royal albatross, which has a wingspan of about 11.4 feet. The great Indian bustard is a very large bird and ranked among one of the heaviest of the flying birds in the world. But, some birds can easily reach such great altitude. Many of the largest flying birds in the fossil record may have been members of the Ciconiiformes.

Since it is a largest wingspan bird, which makes it a skilled gliding bird with the capability to float in the air for several hours without flapping its wings. The largest (heaviest) flying bird today is the Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori) of Africa, males weigh about 18kg, females about half that. The largest birds that ever lived are the elephant birds of Madagascar, which became extinct around 1,000 years ago. World's biggest flying seabird lived 25 million years ago Published November 10, 2014 Today's biggest flier, the royal albatross, wouldn't have looked so big compared to the Pelagornis sandersi , a giant flying seabird that lived some 25 million years ago and belonged to a family of now extinct "toothed" birds. It measures 160 to 183 cm (5 feet 3 inches to 6 feet 0 inches) in length, 7.25–15 kg (16.0–33.1 lb) in weight and 290–345 cm (9 ft 6 in–11 ft 4 in) in wingspan.

Easily the largest flying bird in North America, the California Condor can soar on its massive wings at up to 55 mph by hitching onto wind currents mid-flight.