Who is the biggest bird in the world?

Question

I know many of you are going to say (ostrich) but the ostrich for me is only the largest birds in the world. I want a answer like the kondor or the sea eagle. some thing really big like in the picture on google: The biggest bird in the world.

Answer 1

Well the biggest bird obviously is ostrich like you said...but in terms of wing span I think the "albatross" has the biggest

wingspan. It has a wingspan of more than 3 meters. It's like a giant sea gull pretty much.

http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/resources/expe...

Answer 2

The California Condor has the widest wing span of about 16 ft. The tallest is probably an ostrich

The thunderbird is believed to be the largest bid of prey, with wingspans of 15 feet, standing up to 8 feet tall.

http://www.cryptozoology.com/.

Answer 3

Big Bird from Sesame Street

Answer 4

Titanis Walleri. This bird is known from the early Pleistocene (Ice Age) of Florida. It is the last known member of the family Phorusrhacidae, a group of large, flightless birds which evolved in South America. This creature had an estimated body height of 3 meters (if it stood fully erect, and 2.5 meters in more normal situations). Titanis really had arms instead of wings

Answer 5

You're going to get a lot of BIG BIRD answers because you said "who" is the biggest bird.  Try "what" is the biggest and you might get some real answers

Answer 6

Phorusrhacids ("Rag-Bearers"), or terror birds, were a family of large carnivorous flightless birds that were the dominant predators in South America during the Cenozoic, 62–2 million years (Ma) ago. They were roughly 1–3 meters (3–10 feet) tall. Their closest modern-day relatives are believed to be the 0.8 m-tall seriemas. Titanis walleri, one of the larger species, is known from Texas and Florida in North America. This makes the phorusrhacids the only known example of large South American predators migrating north during the Great American Interchange (which occurred after the volcanic Isthmus of Panama land bridge rose ca. 3 Ma ago). It was once believed that T. walleri only became extinct around the time of the arrival of humans in North America,[2] but subsequent datings of Titanis fossils have failed to provide evidence for their survival more recently than 1.8 Ma ago.[3][4]

A recently discovered species, Kelenken guillermoi from Middle Miocene some 15 million years ago, discovered in Patagonia in 2006 represents the largest bird skull yet found. The fossil has been described as being a 28-inch (71 cm), nearly intact skull. The beak is roughly 18 inches (460 mm) long and curves in a hook shape that resembles an eagle's beak. It is thought that this new species would easily be able to swallow dog-sized prey. Most species described as Phorusrhacidae birds were smaller, 2 to 3 feet (0.6 - 0.9m) tall, but the new fossil belongs to a bird that probably stood about 10 feet (3.0 m) tall (3 m). Although scientists cannot be sure, they predict that the large terror birds were extremely nimble and quick runners able to reach speeds of 30 mph (48 km/h).[5]

Phorusrhacids are colloquially known as "terror birds", because their larger species were apex predators and the most fearsome carnivores of their habitat (before the arrival of saber-toothed cats 2.5 Ma ago). Their wings had evolved into meathook-like structures that likely could be stretched out like arms to perform a hacking motion which theoretically would help in bringing down prey. Most of the smaller and some of the larger species are believed to have been fast runners.

Answer 7

the kondor or the sea eagle (the answer you said you wanted, right?)

Answer 8

BIG BIRD! from sesame street!!!  

Answer 9

big bird!

Answer 10

Kondor is right sir..you know a thing or two about birds:)

Answer 11

Me!! I am the biggest bird in the world, because I AM AFIE BIRD!!!