Top 5 fastest birds in the world

In our surroundings, we must observe some birds who can fly, swim, climb, etc. They basically of two types one is those who spend the majority of their lives in the terrestrial environment are called land birds and the other one those who inhabited the marine environment are called water birds. So within these, two types of birds there are some birds which have very much developed skilled called speed according to their respective niches which is beneficial for their living.

Here is the list of the top 5 fastest birds in the world which are described down below which may benefit you to know more about them.

#1 PEREGRINE FALCON

The Peregrine falcon is also known as the Peregrine. They are popular birds in North America, belong to the Falconidae family of effective game bird species. They are the fastest diving bird in the world, also make a place in Guinness World Record in 2005 for their notable magnificent speed.

Its scientific name is Falcon peregrine.

Their habitat in most parts of the world, including the river valley, a mountain latitude, coastline, and cities also.

During the Northern winter arrived the breeding season started than all the adult males used to migrate a large distance.

 The body length is 34-58 cm (13-23 in). The wingspan is long and bluish-black, darker wingtip is present of length 74-120 cm (29-47 in). The tail is thin, extended, rounded at the end of length 13-19 cm (5.1-7.5 in). Its color is black with white small bands at the back tail. 

The male weight of 300 to 1,000 g is lesser than the female weight of 700 to 1,500 g.

The Peregrine falcon average lifespan is up to 19 years 9 months.

Their maximum speed is 390 km/h.

#2 GOLDEN EAGLE 

The Golden eagle is the second-fastest birds in the world. It belongs to the Accipitridae family of hawks and eagles. They are moreover game bird species. It is the national bird of Mexico.

Its scientific name is Aquila chrysactoes.

They native to America but their population is wandering from Mexico to some of western North American as far north as Alaska and also found in Asia, Northern Africa, and Europe.

Their habitat is mainly in plains, foothills, free mountains, and some country. They are also found in the north and west over the tundra, rangeland, or desert. Their nest can be found in cliff caves or lone trees.

The average length of the golden eagle is 66-100 cm. The feathers of their body are dark brown with golden-brown plumage on their nape. The eyes are large and dark, the beak is grey. They have large yellow feet with a yellow cere and great claws.

The mass of the female 3-7 kg and the male 3.6 kg. The wings with large and rounded wingspan are 1.8-2.3 m.

They have a better vision than human and the ability to rotate the head at 270 degrees which make them an excellent hunter.

They are carnivorous so they're typical prey on the squirrel, marmots, birds, snake, lizards, and sometimes foxes or young deer.

Their average lifespan in captivity is 30 years.

The maximum speed they resemble is 320 km/ h.

#3 GREY-HEADED ALBATROSS

The Grey-headed albatross is also known as the grey-headed mollymawk, is a large seabird species. It belongs to the Albatross family and it's also one of the 12 species.

Its scientific name is Thalassarche chrysotoma.

They have been distributed circumpolar, their nest colonies are built-in several islands in the Southern Ocean, with large colonies on South Georgia and some smaller colonies on Marion island, Crozet Island, Islas Diego Ramirez, Kerrquelen island, also in the Indian Ocean, Campbell island, Chile, Macquarie island south of New Zealand.

 In 2003 the Grey-headed albatross win the title of world fastest horizontal flies in the Guinness Book of Record.

Their total population has been estimated as 250,000 in today's world.

 The average length is 81cm(32 in), the body parts like the head, throat, and upper neck are dark ashy grey. The remaining back, the upper wing is brownish, and the tail is black.

It has a hooked bill with black, bright yellow upper and lower ridges, that shaded to pink-orange at the tip. The wingspan length of 2.2 m (7.2 ft).

They spend most of their life at sea so their basic diet is squid, the polar front fish, and krill.

The average lifespan of captivity is 35 years.

The maximum speed is 127 km/h which can circumnavigate the globe in just a little over a month.

#4  WHITE-THROATED NEDDLETAIL

The White-throated needle tail bird is also known as needle tailed swift or spin tailed swift, it belongs to the Apodidae family. They have 19 genera and a total of 92 species are present.

Its scientific name is Hirundapus caudacutus.

They are not found in most of Australia, Southern Chile, Argentina, and New Zealand but are widely spread in the world.

Their habitat includes the Mediterranean scrub, desert oasis, grassland, forest, canyon, and city.

They build their nest in hollow trees or rock rifts in cliffs.

During the breeding season, they migrate to Central Asia and Southern Siberia, and in wintering south in the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia and Australia.

The body length is about 20 cm, the head is wide with a short, highly curved bill. The body is greyish brown except for some parts like the throat and tail flanks which are white. The weight is between 110-120 grams.

They are insectivores so they feed on some small flying insects like a bee, flies, bettle, and moths.

The average lifespan of captivity is 10-20 years.

The maximum speed is 170 km/h.

#5 COMMON SWIFT

The common swift is acrobatics birds. It belongs to the Apodidae family and there are 75 species of agile.

Its scientific name is Apus apus.

They are widely available in the world. They're various types of species that live throughout North, Central, and South America as well as Eurasian, Australasian, and Africa.

They inhabited open areas like shrubland, rainforest, desert, savanna, occasionally in towns.

Their nesting inside a chimney, rock crack, hollow trees.

The breeding distribution to North America and winter in Central America.

The total population of common swift is 95-165 million in the world.

They have a record of spending 10 months continuous flight in the air.

The length is 9-23 cm (3.5-9 in), the head is broad with a short, thick slightly curved bill. Their body has some plumage of shiny grey, black, or brown and periodically with a pale or white marking on the neck, throat, or belly. The feet are thin with sharp claws.

The weight is 30-50 grams. The wings are comparatively longer than the body, wingspan of 38-40 cm.

They are insectivorous so in their diet they eat small flies, mosquitoes, wasps, spiders, etc.

Their oldest known swift species have 21 years of lifespan.

Their absolute speed is about 111.5 km/h.