Emu (2 meters tall and 70 kilograms)
Emu
Emu’s scientific name is Dromis Novahollandia. It’s like a big beautiful little ostrich, and ostriches aren’t made to fly either, they’re flightless birds. Emu is said to be the second-biggest bird in the world.
The female species are larger in comparison to the male species and if taller, approximately 2 meters. Emu is fast birds too, and have the ability to reach 48 kilometres per hour, using their three-toed feet and small wings to keep them stable when running.
- Appearance: Mostly brown and gray, with black head and neck strip, Long neck, powerful legs, no visible tail
- Size: Up to 1.9 meters (6.2 feet) and Up to 55 kg (121 pounds)
- Habitat: Woodlands, grasslands, semi-arid regions
- Family Name:Dromaiidae (Emu family)
Top 15+ Biggest Birds in The World (2024)
The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), is the largest bird in the world. There are approximately 10,000 species of birds present on the earth and they are rages from different sizes and shapes from the small bee hummingbird to the largest ostrich.
Ostrich belongs to the infra-class Palaeognathae. It is the tallest and heaviest – around over 2 meters in height (and occasionally reaches 2.8 meters), and weighs up to 160 kg. At this size, the ostrich is a flightless bird, it is known as the fastest animal running on two legs because its run-up speed is much higher than other animals and the speed of birds is 69 km per hour.
A diverse group of flightless birds called ratites involved the emu, rheas, and kiwi. Both the common ostrich and the Somali ostrich are two living species of ostrich. They are large flightless birds of Africa that lay the largest eggs compared to any living land Species. They are the fastest birds on earth as they can run at speeds of up to 70 km/h.