Top 10 Modern Birds With Largest Wingspans

In most birds, males are larger than females, but in most birds of prey is the opposite. The female bald eagle is larger and has a longer wingspan than the male. The largest flying bird by wingspan is the wandering albatross. The official maximum wingspan on record is 12.1 feet. But there are unverified accounts of a wandering albatross with a wingspan potentially measuring 17 feet, 5 inches. Second place goes to the great white pelican and its 11-foot wingspan. Males can weigh as much as 33 pounds. Check out the Top 10 Modern Birds With Largest Wingspans.