Birds Facts:

The Biggest Bird : The biggest bird is the Ostrich which can grow up 2.7m tall.

The Smallest Bird : The smallest bird is the bee hummingbird which is just 57mm long.

The Biggest Flying Bird: The biggest flying bird is the Kori Bustard which can weigh up to 20 kg.

The Fastest Flier: The fastest flier is the peregrine falcon which can fly up to 350kmh.

The Oldest Bird: Cocky the cockatoo of London Zoo was over 80 when he died in 1982.

The Longest Journey:An Arctic tern flew 22,530 km Russia down through the Atlantic over Africa and the Indian Ocean to Australia.

The most Time in the Air : No bird spends more time flying than a sooty tern which can remain in the air for 3-10 years .

The biggest Egg: The biggest eeg s the Ostrich which can grow up to 20cm across.

The Highest Flier: The highest flight was by a Ruppell’s vulture which hit a plane at 11,277m.

The Fastest Swimmer: A Gentoo Penguin gets to 27 kmh.