Top 10 Fastest Birds in the World

Bird is one of the species in the world that can move quickly. Some birds become the fastest birds because they can fly at high speed. Some birds can even cross-continental migration. We did not include the Peregrine Falcon is a bird here with the fastest speed can be more than 200 mph. This is a list offastest bird in the world.

10. Pintail: 65 mph 

Pintail

The pintail (Anas acuta) is a type of duck with a population in Europe, Asia and North America. They are strong migratory birds that can travel from north to south. They can fly at a speed of 105 km / h (65 mph).

9. Mallard: 65 mph 

Mallard

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) or commonly called wild ducks are scattered mostly in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and can also be found in New Zealand and Australia. Men and women of this duck can be easily identified with the chief differences between males and females. Males have bright green heads while females have brown. The Mallards can fly at a speed of 105 km / h (65 mph). They also frequently migrating birds.

8. Teal: 68 mph 

Teal

Teal (Anas Crecca) is a duck that is widespread in Eurasia. The width of the wing this bird can reach 53-59 cm (21-23 in). This bird can fly with a top speed of 109 km / h (68 mph). Teals generally very gregarious outside the breeding season and will form large flocks.

7. Eider ducks: 70 mph 

Eider duck

The Eider or Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) is a large sea duck with a body length of 50-71 cm. They are spread in northern Europe, North America and eastern Siberia, especially at the beach. They also migrate to the south during the winter in large flocks in coastal waters. This bird can fly at a maximum speed of 113 km / h (70 mph).

6. Canvasback duck: 72 mph 

Canvasback Duck

Canvasback Duck (AythyaValisineria) is a clever duck dive living in North America. They have a body length of 48-56 cm (19-22 in) with a wingspan of 79-89 cm (31-35 in). This bird can fly with a speed of 116 km / h (72 mph).

5. White-rumped swift: 77 mph 

White rumped Swift

White-rumped Swift Apus caffer or is a fast-sized birds with small populations, especially in Spain, Morocco and sub-Saharan countries. These birds sometimes migrate to southern Africa. This bird’s body length from 14 to 15.5 cm can fly at 124 km / h (77 mph). Swifts have very short legs which they use just to stick to vertical surfaces.

4. Red-breasted Merganser: 80 mph 

Red-breasted merganser

The Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator or are diving ducks that widely spread in North America, Greenland, Europe and Asia. They fly farther south when they migrate during the winter. Red-breasted Merganser has a body length of 51-62 cm (20-24 in) and a wingspan of 70-86 cm (28-34 in) when they mature. They can fly at a speed of 129 km / h (80 mph).

3. Spur-winged goose: 88 mph 

Spur winged goose

Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis) is a large bird that comes from wetlands Sub-Saharan Africa. They have a body length of 75-115 cm (30-45 in) and weighs 4 to 6.8 kg (8.8 to 15 kg). This bird also is also the largest bird in the world “goose”. Males were considerably larger than the female. They can fly at a speed of 142 km / h (88 mph).

2. Frigate birds: 95 mph 

Frigate bird

The frigatebirds usually refers to the family of seabirds from Fregatidae. There are five species in a single genus Fregata. They are sometimes called the Pirate Bird. Frigatebirds family can fly with a speed 153 km / h (95 mph).

1. Spine-tailed swift: 106 mph 

Spin-tailed Swift

Spine-tailed swift (Hirundapus caudacutus) can fly with a speed of 171 km / h (106 mph). Beat its competitors, frigate birds which can only fly at a speed 153 km / h (95 mph). These birds have very short legs which they use just to stick on a vertical surface. They build nests in rock crevices in cliffs or tree holes. They rarely never even been on the ground and spend most of their lives in the air. Spine-tailed swift is the fastest bird in the world.