1/17/2024 0 Comments Largest bird wingspanYet the name is misleading: The whistling swan does not really whistle - even though that would be a funny idea. The whistling swan however has got a very impressive plumage, sometimes consisting of more than 25,000 feathers. Hopefully it does not get easily startled, otherwise it would probably lose all its feathers at the smallest excitement (only joking!). The sweet little chap has an extremely colorful plumage that consists of just about 940 feathers. Small bird = not many feathers? Yes, it is true with regard to the ruby-throated hummingbird. The feathers of the South East Asian crested argus can even reach a length of 5.6 feet (1.73 meters) – the size of an adult human being. The peacock is generally known for its beautiful long feathers. The Biggest Nest, the Biggest EggĪ pair of American eagles has created the biggest nest, which measured 9.5 feet (2.9 meters) in diameter and weighed more than 2 tons! Ostriches lay the biggest eggs – the Guinness Book notes an egg weighing 5.7 lb (2.589 kg)! The Longest Feathers According to the Guinness Book of Records a vervain hummingbird laid two eggs measuring less than 10 mm, which weighed 0.012 oz (0.365 g) and 0,375 g. A German crested canary has established another super mini egg record, which can be found in the Guinness Book of Records: Its egg was 0.27 inch (7 mm) long and weighed 0.0009 oz (0.027 grams). The nest of the vervain hummingbird is only half as big as a walnut shell. Then there are the southern cassowary (61 inch 155 cm), the emu (60.2 inch 153 cm), the northern cassowary (58.6 inch 149 cm) and the greater rhea (55.1 inch 140 cm). The top 5 largest birds are ratites, such as the African ostrich, which is 9.1 feet (2.8 meters) tall. Trumpeter Swan - Photo: Brian Kenney/Shutterstock Ratites are the Biggest **** in relation to the body the body of the sword-billed hummingbird measures 8.6 inch (22 cm) ![]() *** in relation to the body the body of the Northern jacana measures 9 inch (23 cm),
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