Largest living flying birds by wingspan
The table contains a list of the largest living birds in the world by wingspan, at maximum, assumed to be reliable by experts and verified records, with a wingspan of at least 3 m (9 ft 10 in).
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Largest living flying birds by wingspan
The table contains a list of the largest living birds in the world by wingspan, at maximum, assumed to be reliable by experts and verified records, with a wingspan of at least 3 m (9 ft 10 in).
<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Image</th><th>Ave</th><th>Scientific name</th><th>Maximum wingspans [m (ft)]</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td></td><td>Snowy albatross</td><td>Diomedea exulans</td><td>3.7 m (12 ft 2 in)</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td></td><td>Great white pelican</td><td>Pelecanus onocrotalus</td><td>3.6 m (11 ft 10 in)</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td></td><td>Southern royal albatross</td><td>Diomedea epomophora</td><td>3.51 m (11 ft 6 in)</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td></td><td>Dalmatian pelican</td><td>Pelecanus crispus</td><td>3.51 m (11 ft 6 in)</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td></td><td>Tristan albatross</td><td>Diomedea dabbenena</td><td>3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td></td><td>Amsterdam albatross</td><td>Diomedea amsterdamensis</td><td>3.4 m (11 ft 2 in)</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td></td><td>Antipodean albatross</td><td>Diomedea antipodensis</td><td>3.3 m (10 ft 10 in)</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td></td><td>Andean condor</td><td>Vultur gryphus</td><td>3.3 m (10 ft 10 in)</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td></td><td>Northern royal albatross</td><td>Diomedea sanfordi</td><td>3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td></td><td>Marabou stork</td><td>Leptoptilos crumenifer</td><td>3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td></td><td>Cinereous vulture</td><td>Aegypius monachus</td><td>3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td></td><td>Himalayan vulture</td><td>Gyps himalayensis</td><td>3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td></td><td>Trumpeter swan</td><td>Cygnus buccinator</td><td>3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)</td></tr></tbody></table>