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Discover the Powerful Birds With the Largest Wingspans

By Abby Parks

Published February 10, 2025 Runtime 5:36

With over 10,000 species of birds worldwide, wings take on many forms to propel them differently. From swift flapping like a hummingbird to wings designed for gliding and soaring, like bald eagles, to wings that can’t fly, wings have adapted to suit a bird’s environment. Watch this video to learn about birds with the largest, most powerful wingspans used to carry these massive birds through the sky.

About the Author

Abby Parks

Abby Parks has authored a fiction novel, theatrical plays, short stories, poems, and song lyrics. She's recorded two albums of her original songs, and is a multi-instrumentalist. She has managed a website for folk music and written articles on singer-songwriters, folk bands, and other things music-oriented. She's also a radio DJ for a folk music show. As well as having been a pet parent to rabbits, birds, dogs, and cats, Abby loves seeking sightings of animals in the wild and has witnessed some more exotic ones such as Puffins in the Farne Islands, Southern Pudu on the island of Chiloe (Chile), Penguins in the wild, and countless wild animals in the Rocky Mountains (Big Horn Sheep, Mountain Goats, Moose, Elk, Marmots, Beavers).

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