4 Beautiful Birds That Are The Largest Members Of Their Families

Birds are amoung the most majestic animals on this planet and they have dominated almost all landscapes and ecosystems. Some birds have adapted for life on land and other birds are at home in the water. Most people are aware of the largest birds in the world but there are some other large birds that also deserve some attention. In today's video instead of focusing on the largest birds in the world, i will instead be focusing on birds that are the largest of their kind. I will be going through 4 birds that are the largest members of their families.

Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:42 Flamingos
2:51 Toucans
5:01 Spoonbills
7:28 Bustards

Bird Sizes:

Greater Flamingo wingspan: 1.65M
Greater Flamingo max weight: 4.5KG

Toco Toucan wingspan: 1.5M
Toco Toucan max weight: 870 grams

Eurasian Spoonbill wingspan: 1.35M
Eurasian Spoonbill max weight: 2.1KG

Great Bustard wingspan: 2.7M
Great Bustard max weight: 21KG

Attributions

Flamingo images:
Bernard DUPONT
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Ron Knight
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Gregory "Slobirdr" Smith
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russellstreet
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Harald Henkel
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Gérard Cachon
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Paul Balfe
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Wilfredorrh
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Jebulon
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Flamingo distribution map:
Phoenix B 1of3
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Toucan images:
Qwuito
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Renato Augusto Martins
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Jairmoreirafotografia
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Oliveira, Talita M. A.; Mesquita, Daniel O.; Tubelis, Dárius P
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Olaf Oliviero Riemer
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New World barbet images:
Dave Wendelken
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thibaudaronson
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Andy Morffew
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Hector Bottai
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Spoonbill images:
Alexis Lours
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Ed Dunens
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Bernard DUPONT
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57Andrew
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Roseate spoonbill distribution map:
Cephas
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Great bustard footage:
Naturaleza Cantábrica
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Hugh Anderson
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Bustard images:
Charles J. Sharp
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Nik Borrow
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I have edited and adapted some of these clips and images.

Thanks for watching i hope you enjoyed :)

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[LeucisticBaryonyx]

I have seen flamingos, hornbills, toucans and spoonbills at a bird park. They are gorgeous!

[richardthornton]

It’s absolutely fantastic that the Great Bustard is making a come back in the U.K. an incredible bird. 🙏

[legallyblind]

I was privileged enough to volunteer at the Adelaide Zoo who housed the oldest flamingo, was one beautiful bird.

[PraiseIveys]

I love wading/water birds something about them is so cool

[mtkoslowski]

This is a YouTube channel I never miss.

[RomulusTheWild]

A beetle video regarding this topic would be great, I know tons of candidates like the largest rove beetles, largest longhorn beetles, largest ground beetles, and largest desert darklin beetles to think of all of these most darklin and ground beetles can't fly while the Kenya giant longhorn beetle and hairy rove beetle both can despite their enormous size

[anniehill]

It's amazing to compare the weight of a great bustard with a spoonbill or flamingo, both of which I find astonishingly lightweight! Lovely video - much more enjoyable than the "deadliest" series!

[WildHunterJP]

Thank you for taking the time to make this video!

[FB]

I recently saw andean condors in ueno zoo in tokyo and they were amazing and majestic

[Gevork]

Nice Video. It would have been interesting to see the largest hummingbird species since they are amongst the smallest birds

[vicenteferreiradecarvalho]

theres a lot of toco toucans in my city, i have some cool photos of them

[johntodd]

That’s nice I think my favorite beautiful bird is the African crested crane

[giuliavalle]

Wonderful video !!!! Yes please more videos like this ❤ greetings from Vicenza Italy

[AnimalsVehiclesAndMore]

Toucans are actually kept as pets, sometimes. However, they are incredibly difficult to care for due to their diet. They often need to be fed lots of fruit, but they can suffer from health problems when not fed properly. Nevertheless, it is possible to keep Toucans as pets, but I do not recommend them for anybody who's not a hardcore bird expert.

[bonecanoe]

5. Big Bird, the largest member of the Sesame Street family.

[derrickpeterson]

I live in Western Palm Beach county. In Florida and recently I started seeing a lot of pink spoonbills. For years I never saw any. And now I see quite a few. Plus now I know their name. Thank you

[swedishmom]

Aww, Arnie 😍 Please do a video about Europe.

[themadsamplist]

I had never seen a spoonbill till two years ago. I live close to the Rijn river. They were wading on the floodplains. I've only seen 1 this year.

[BoneMarrow]

Great bustard is one of the iconic birds of my region

[Braxton]

What are the species at 0:28 and 0:35?