Wedge-tailed eagle
The White-bellied Sea-Eagle is the second largest raptor (bird of prey) found in Australia.
Flightless feathered family. The cassowary is a large, flightless bird most closely related to the emu. Although the emu is taller, the cassowary is the heaviest bird in Australia and the second heaviest in the world after its cousin, the ostrich.
AUSTRALIA IS home to some very large, charismatic birds. In fact, the emu is considered to be the second largest in the world, right after the ostrich.
Fast Facts. The Wedge-tailed Eagle is Australia's largest living bird of prey and one of the largest eagles in the world.
With a wingspan of between two and three metres, and weighing up to 13 kilograms, the Haast's eagle is the largest eagle ever to have existed in the world. It is thought to have been heavier in relation to wing size than any of the eagles alive today.
Considered the largest eagle in the world in terms of length and wing surface, the giant Philippine eagle averages one meter in height (3 ft) from the tip of its crown feathers to its tail.
Answer. The cassowary is usually considered to be the world's most dangerous bird, at least where humans are concerned, although ostriches and emus can also be dangerous. Cassowary (Queensland, Australia).
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.
After taxonomic reshuffling and examination of collected elephant bird remains, researchers say that a member of a previously unidentified genus of the birds could have weighed more than 1,700 pounds, making it by far the largest bird ever known.
With a wingspan reaching more than two metres, the Wedge-tailed Eagle is Australia's largest bird of prey and one of the biggest eagles in the world.
1. Andean Condor. The Andean Condor, an endangered species, is considered the largest bird of prey with an enormous wingspan measuring 3 meters (9.8 feet) and weighing up to 15 kgs (33.1 lbs.). They primarily live in mountainous regions where there is an abundant amount of wind to help their massive body in flight.
Red goshawks – unusual, strikingly colorful birds of prey endemic to Australia – have been rapidly vanishing from the continent for decades.
This eagle dines on mammals larger than many other birds can handle. In addition to other animals in their diet, harpy eagles eat sloths and monkeys over 13 kg (30 lbs) each.
The shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) also known as the whalebill, whale-headed stork or shoe-billed stork, is a very large long-legged wading bird. It derives its name from its enormous shoe-shaped bill.
The largest bird on the Australian mainland is the Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) and lays the largest eggs of all Australian bird species (138m long and 95mm wide).
The edible-nest swiftlet and the Himalayan swiftlet are believed to have been photographed in Australia for the first time. The two species are thought to have been blown from Asia by the developing tropical cyclone Damien.
Found in the Australian rainforest, Cassowaries are shy and solitary birds that feed on fruit. Though from afar the Cassowary may seem harmless, when disturbed by humans it responds by violently attacking with kicking and clawing — often until killing its victim.
The Australian magpie, Gymnorhina tibicen, is a medium-size corvid related to crows, jays, and ravens. Their distinctive song — described by a famous Kiwi poet as “quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle” — is ever-present background noise across most of the continent, much like the calls of robins in North America.
Fast Facts. The Barking Owl is named for its harsh 'barking' call but can also make a much louder, wailing cry, which has given rise to another name, the 'screaming-woman bird'.
Many would say the bald eagle is the king of birds but when it comes to attitude, actions and name the small songbird attacking this eagle is both King and Tyrant. Attitude: The eastern kingbird is often fierce and angry.
fauna of South America. …as the harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja), the most powerful bird of prey to be found in the world.
California and Andean Condors are, respectively, the largest flying birds in North and South America. In terms of body length, the California Condor (4.5 feet) slightly nudges out the Andean Condor (four feet).