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3/18/11

Top 10 Fastest Birds in the World



This is the list of fastest bird in the world .They are listed base on their speed on the air when they are speeding to flee from their predator or chasing their pray a head or down below. The fastest among all of these birds below is a Peregrine falcon. The bird has unique ability to use the force of Gravity to reach 200 mph.
1. Spine-tailed swift or White-throated Needletail

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Binomial name: Hirundapus caudacutus
Max speed: 106 kph/171 mph
Interesting info:
The Bird has short legs which is very effective to cling upwards. Their nest can be found aside rocky crevices or hollow trees. It is mid size bird and nearly as big as Alphine Swift. The bird is the fastest flapping flight bird in the world


2. Frigate bird
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FrigateBird
Max speed: 153kph/ 95mph
3. Spur-winged goose
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Spur-winged goose
Max speed: 142kph/ 88 mph
Interesting info:
The bird is the bggest African waterfowl and is the largest “goose” in the world

4. Red-breasted merganser
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Red-breasted merganser
Max Speed: 129Kph/ 80 mph
interesting info:
the voice call of the female is a rasping prrak prrak and the male voice call is a feeble hiccup-and-sneeze call. It is difficult to describe it in proper english.
5. White-rumped swift
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White-rumped swift
Max Speed: 124 Kph/ 77 mph
Interesting info:
The Bird has very short legs and the wing resemble a boomerang or a crescent. It is naturally designed for a high speed flight
6. Canvasback duck
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Canvasback duck
Max Speed: 116 kph/ 72 mph
Interesting info:
The length of the duck is ranging from 48–56 cm and the weight is ranging from 1.9 pounds up to 3 and half pounds.
7. Eider duck
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Eider duck
Max Speed: 113 kph/ 70 mph
Interesting info:
The Male is ussually has black and white plumage and the female is brown
8. Teal
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Eurasian teal
Max speed: 109 kph/ 68 mph
Interesting info; Teal or also called Common Teal or Eurasian Teal (Anas crecca) is a common duck which is available in Eurasia and ussually migrates to south before winter approaches.  Teal is classified as the smalling dabbling duck in the world. Only bufflehead duck which is bigger than other teal (at 34-43 dm)

9. Mallard
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teal
Max speed: 105 kph/ 65 mph
Interesting info; mallard or wild duck is ussually found in America, Europe, North Africa and can be found in Australia and New Zealand too
10. Pintail
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pintail
Max speed: 105 kph/ 65 mph
Interesting info: Pintail is our last fastest bird. It is available in different sub species and the Northern Pintail is the most common pintail among other pintail in the world.

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