The largest flying bird by wingspan is the snowy albatross, better known as the wandering albatross, with an impressive spread of up to 3.5 meters (11 feet) from wing tip to wing tip. However, this ocean-roaming species has some competition for the title of “largest flying bird” when other metrics are considered. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

The wild life of wandering albatross

The snowy albatross spends most of its life gliding over the vast Southern Ocean, returning occasionally to breed on remote subantarctic islands such as South Georgia and the Antipodes. Its enormous wingspan is perfectly adapted to this free-wheeling lifestyle, allowing it to cover immense distances across some of the most unforgiving waters

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