Tallest extant birds

This is a list of the tallest extant birds according to maximum height. Birds range from a tiny bee hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae), which is only 5–6 cm (2.0–2.4 in), to the giant common ostrich (Struthio camelus), almost 280 cm (9.2 ft) in height.

Rank Image Common name Binomial name Maximum height
1Common ostrichStruthio camelus2.8 m (9.2 ft)[1]
2Somali ostrichStruthio molybdophanes2.75 m (9.0 ft)[2]
3Southern cassowaryCasuarius casuarius2 m (6.6 ft)[3][4]
4EmuDromaius novaehollandiae1.9 m (6.2 ft)[5]
5Greater rheaRhea americana1.83 m (6.0 ft)[6][7]
6Sarus craneAntigone antigone1.8 m (5.9 ft)[8]
7Northern cassowaryCasuarius unappendiculatus1.8 m (5.9 ft)[9]
8Saddle-billed storkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis1.8 m (5.9 ft)[10]
9Wattled craneGrus carunculata1.75 m (5.7 ft)[11]
10Japanese craneGrus japonensis1.6 m (5.2 ft)[12]
11Whooping craneGrus americana1.6 m (5.2 ft)[13][14]
12JabiruJabiru mycteria1.53 m (5.0 ft)[15]
13Goliath heronArdea goliath1.52 m (5 ft)[16]
14Marabou storkLeptoptilos crumenifer1.52 m (5 ft)[17]
15Black-necked storkEphippiorhynchus asiaticus1.50 m (5 ft)[18]
16Greater adjutantLeptoptilos dubius1.50 m (5 ft)[19]
17Dwarf cassowaryCasuarius bennetti1.50 m (5 ft)[20]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Davies, S.J.J.F. (2003). "Birds I Tinamous and Ratites to Hoatzins". In Hutchins, Michael. Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. 8 (2nd ed.). Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group. pp. 99–101. ISBN 0-7876-5784-0.
  2. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Struthio molybdophanes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T22732795A95049558. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22732795A95049558.en. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  3. ↑ Kofron, Christopher P. (December 1999). "Attacks to humans and domestic animals by the southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius johnsonii) in Queensland, Australia". Journal of Zoology. 249 (4): 375–81. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1999.tb01206.x.
  4. ↑ "Southern Cassowary – Wildlife Queensland". 2022-06-08. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
  5. ↑ Stephen Davies (2002). Ratites and Tinamous. ISBN 978-0-19-854996-3.
  6. ↑ Davies, S.J.J.F. (2003). "Rheas". In Hutchins, Michael. Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. 8 Birds I Tinamous and Ratites to Hoatzins (2nd ed.). Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group. pp. 69–73. ISBN 0-7876-5784-0.
  7. ↑ Parizzi, R. C., Santos, J. M., Oliveira, M. F., Maia, M. O., Sousa, J. A., Miglino, M. A., & Santos, T. C. D. (2008). Macroscopic and microscopic anatomy of the oviduct in the sexually mature rhea (Rhea americana). Anatomia, histologia, embryologia, 37(3), 169-176.
  8. ↑ Wood, T.C. & Krajewsky, C (1996). "Mitochondrial DNA sequence variation among the subspecies of Sarus Crane (Grus antigone)" (PDF). The Auk. 113 (3): 655–663. doi:10.2307/4088986.
  9. ↑ Davies, S. J. J. F. (2003)
  10. ↑ Dunning, John B. Jr., ed. (2008). CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-6444-5.
  11. ↑ "Wattled Crane". savingcranes.org. International Crane Foundation. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
  12. ↑ del Hoyo, J. Elliott, A. and Sargatal, J.(1996) Handbook of the Birds of the World Volume 3: Hoatzins to Auks Lynx Edicions, Barcelona
  13. ↑ Collar, J., Del Hoyo, J., Elliot, A., & Saragatal, J. (1996). Handbook of the birds of the World. Volume 3. Hoatzin to auks. Lynx Edicions.
  14. ↑ Soothill, E., & Soothill, R. (1982). Wading birds of the world. Blandford Press.
  15. ↑ Hancock & Kushan, Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills of the World. Princeton University Press (1992), ISBN 978-0-12-322730-0
  16. ↑ Goliath heron – Ardea goliath. Oiseaux.net (2009-10-25). Retrieved on 2012-08-23.
  17. ↑ Likoff, Laurie E. (1986). The Encyclopedia of Birds. Infobase Publishing. pp. 616–. ISBN 978-0-8160-5904-1. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  18. ↑ Cite error: The named reference iucn status 19 November 2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  19. ↑ Duffin, C. J. (2012). A survey of birds and fabulous stones. Folklore, 123(2), 179-197.
  20. ↑ Cite error: The named reference Davies was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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