From 9-foot tall ostriches to albatrosses with gargantuan wingspans, here are some of the biggest birds in the world.

At 20 to 24 feet from wingtip to wingtip, the new species had the biggest wingspan of any known bird, outstripping the next-biggest feathered flyer by 15% or more.

The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird species. They typically measure around 8 to 11 feet, but the largest ever recorded was closer to 12 feet.

W hile there are over 11,000 bird species in the world, only a select few grow to large sizes. Birds are measured by weight ...

While no bird of prey stands taller than the average adult, the wingspan of the biggest raptors most certainly does. Wingspan, or the point from one wing tip to the other, is what makes these ...

In the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, paleontologist Daniel Ksepka describes the extinct Pelagornis sandersi as having a wingspan nearly 21 feet across, making it the largest ...

This is up to more than twice as big as that of the royal albatross, the largest living flying bird, which has a wingspan of about 11.4 feet (3.5 meters). [ See Images of Giant Flying Species ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The wandering albatross, a magnificent seabird that navigates the ocean winds and can glide almost endlessly over the water, boasts the biggest wingspan of any bird alive ...

Ancient Bird Had Largest Wingspan Ever July 07, 2014 7:58 PM By Reuters; Dr. Daniel Ksepka, curator of science at the Bruce Museum, studies the skull of Pelagornis sandersi.

Be thankful you'll never see this bird perched outside your window. Researchers have uncovered the fossil of an extinct bird with a mouthful of tooth-like spikes and wings just smaller than a ...

Be thankful you'll never see this bird perched outside your window. Researchers have uncovered the fossil of an extinct bird with a mouthful of tooth-like spikes and wings just smaller than a ...