With a wingspan up to 3m, the pelican is Australia's largest flying bird. Found in estuarine waterways, rivers and lakes throughout Australia, the antics of these Australian birds make for fascinating bird watching. The pelican has an elongated bill that measures up to 47cm – the longest in the world.
The largest cassowaries can stand as high as six feet and weigh up to 160 pounds. These large birds cannot fly, but their extremely powerful legs propel them at great speeds.
Native to Australia, the flightless emu is the second-largest bird in the world. The emu is the second-largest member of the ratites and extant species of bird in the world.
The Great Kori Bustard (Ardeotis tardi) is the largest modern flying bird, with body masses up to 18 kg (19), but it takes off only with great difficulty by running like taxiing aircraft (20).
Emu (Dromaius [or Dromiceius] novaehollandiae)
The common emu, the only survivor of several forms exterminated by settlers, is stout-bodied and long-legged like its relative the cassowary. Emus can dash away at nearly 50 km (30 miles) per hour; if cornered, they kick with their big three-toed feet.
Sadly, there's estimated to only be 4000 cassowaries left in the world, making it an extraordinary occasion to lay eyes on one in person. Despite their magnificence, these 60kg birds can be tricky to spy amidst the forest floors they call home – unless you know where to look!
Cassowaries are very wary of humans, but if provoked, they are capable of inflicting serious, even fatal, injuries to both dogs and people. The cassowary has often been labeled "the world's most dangerous bird".
Meet the emu, the second-largest bird in the world after the ostrich. Emus can't fly but can run very fast. An emu's small, palm-size wings are hidden under a mound of feathers and help it balance as it runs at speeds up to 30 miles per hour.
The ostrich is the world's biggest and fastest bird. It is also a bird that cannot fly, but it can run very fast indeed – as fast as a car. Ostriches are found in the wild in deserts and savannahs. An ostrich's wings are small, but its legs and neck are very long.
The smallest flightless bird is the Inaccessible Island rail (length 12.5 cm, weight 34.7 g). The largest (both heaviest and tallest) flightless bird, which is also the largest living bird in general, is the ostrich (2.7 m, 156 kg).
For those unfamiliar with the peculiarities of Australian avifauna, tawny frogmouths are quite possibly the country's strangest-looking bird.
Australia's rarest bird of prey — the red goshawk (Erythrotriorchis radiatus) — is facing extinction, with Cape York Peninsula now the only place in Queensland known to support breeding populations.
Australia is renowned for once being home to a group of gigantic birds known as the mihirungs. These birds are distantly related to waterfowl and included the impressive Dromornis stirtoni, the largest bird ever known on the planet at about 450kg in weight.
The common emu may not be able to soar, but for such a big bird it sure can run. This flightless bird has small wings relative to the size of its body. Its long, powerful legs, though, allow it to run up to about 30 miles (50 kilometers) per hour.
Emu is Australia's largest native bird and the second largest bird in the world in height after the ostriches. It has brown soft feathers and can grow up to 2 meters, but it can't fly. Emus can travel long distances and reach speeds up to 50 km/h if it's necessary.
The ostrich or common ostrich is a species of large flightless birds native to Africa. It is distinctive in its appearance, with a long neck and legs, and can run at up to about 43 mph, the fastest land speed of any bird. The ostrich is the largest living species of bird and lays the largest eggs of any living bird.
The pelican is that tropical bird with the funny sack hanging from its beak, which it uses it to eat. Pelicans fly over lakes and oceans, and scoop up fish in that sack.
The shoebill's feet are exceptionally large, with the middle toe reaching 16.8 to 18.5 cm (6.6 to 7.3 in) in length, likely assisting the species in its ability to stand on aquatic vegetation while hunting. The neck is relatively shorter and thicker than other long-legged wading birds such as herons and cranes.
Guinness World Records lists the longest recorded migration by a bird without stopping for food or rest as 12,200 km (7,580 miles) by a satellite-tagged male bar-tailed godwit flying from Alaska to New Zealand.
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While all birds are descended from dinosaurs, the mysterious cassowary is thought to be more similar to ancient dinosaurs than most other birds. Large bodied with fierce claws, these flightless birds also have casques, a helmet-like structure atop the head, which many dinosaurs are believed to have had.
Natural predators of cassowaries include crocodiles, pythons, dingos, and quolls. However, the effects of these animals are minimal when compared with threats introduced over the last two hundred years.
1. Harpy Eagle. Harpy eagles can lift sloths and monkeys over 30 lbs each. The harpy eagle is by far one of the strongest birds on Earth.
If you come face-to-face with an aggressive bird, it's important to have some simple strategies to protect yourself. If you encounter a southern cassowary, back away slowly and put something like a tree or a backpack between yourself and the bird, and let it go on its way.