What is the largest Living birds In the World?

Birds vary in size, right from bee hummingbird being the smallest to Ostrich is the largest living bird in the world. The smallest bird in the world (bee hummingbird) has a size of 2.75 inches. However, Ostrich can reach upto size of 9.3 feet. Let me mist down some of the largest living birds in the world,

1.OSTRICH

World’s largest living bird in the world cannot fly, however, it can run pretty fast on the ground. The average speed of Ostrich on the ground is 43 miles per hour.

2.SOUTHERN CASSOWARY

It is known as the second heaviest bird in the world that weighs around 129 lbs (58.5 kg) and second largest living bird in the world. . Cassowaries are frugivorous i.e.their diet include flowers, snails, fish, frog, insects and birds.

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