List of birds by flight speed
Appearance
The fastest flyer in the world is the Peregrine Falcon.[1][2] The Peregrine Falcon's highest speed was measured in a dive at 242 mph (389 km/h).[3]
Bird | Image | Species | Family | Speed (km/h) | Speed (mph) | Flight |
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Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | Falconidae | 389 | 242[3] | High speed flight - Pointed Long Wings | |
Golden Eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | Accipitridae | 320 | 200[4] | ||
White-throated Needletail | Hirundapus caudacutus | Apodidae | 175 | 108 | High speed wings | |
Swift | Apus apus | Apodidae[5] | 171 | 106 | High speed wings | |
Eurasian Hobby | Falco subbuteo | Falconidae[6] | 161 | 100 | Can sometimes outfly the Swift | |
Frigatebird | Fregata | Fregatidae[7] | 153 | 95 | Slow gliding/soaring high aspect ratio | |
Spur-winged Goose | Plectropterus | Anatidae[8] | 142 | 88 | High speed wings | |
Red-breasted Merganser | Mergus serrator | Anatidae[9] | 130 | 81 | High aspect ratio wings | |
Canvasback | Aythya valisineria | Anatidae[10] | 116 | 73 | High speed wings | |
Eider | Somateria mollissima | Anatidae[11] | 113 | 70 | High speed wings | |
Teal | Anas crecca | Anatidae | 109 | 69 | High aspect ratio wings | |
Swallow, European | Cecropis cucullata | Hirundinidae | 39.6 | 24 | Unladen [12] |
See also
- Bird flight
- Fastest animals
- List of soaring birds
- Tradeoffs for locomotion in air and water
- The Life of Birds
References
- ^ The cornell lab of Ornithology - Cornell University Bird Guide - Peregrine Falcon
- ^ NatGeo:Animals Facts - Falco peregrinus
- ^ a b http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/media/terminal-velocity/?ar_a=1 Terminal Velocity. Skydivers chase the peregrine falcon's speed. Video by Public Television's Wild Chronicles, from National gepgraphic Mission Programs.
- ^ ADW: Aquila chrysaetos: INFORMATION. Animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu. Retrieved on 2012-08-22.
- ^ Science & Technology: Animalia - Swift
- ^ Hobby, Falco subbuteo
- ^ Animal Corner ; Sea Birds Frigate Bird Galapagos Sea Birds - The Great Frigate Bird and the Magnificent Frigate Bird
- ^ Free find Spur-Winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis - Kenya Birds
- ^ The cornell lab of Ornithology - Cornell University Bird Guide - Red-breasted Merganser
- ^ Ducks Unlimited - Wet-lands conversation Canvasback
- ^ Family XXXIX. ANATINAE. DUCKS. Family THE EIDER DUCK. [Common Eider.] Genus FULIGULA MOLLISSIMA, Linn. [Somateria mollissima.]
- ^ http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_air_speed_velocity_of_an_unladen_swallow
External links
- Fastest Birds Life123
- The world's fastest birds The Travel Almanac
- What Are The Fastest Flying Birds? Blur it