Not everyone is accustomed to the fact that birds can be large, since our latitudes are mainly inhabited by other representatives of the species.
However, some birds can amaze anyone with their impressive parameters.
Which of them are considered the largest?
Ostriches
Different species of ostriches differ from each other, but they all have one noticeable feature: they are very large birds.
Just one egg of this bird can weigh more than a kilogram. An adult ostrich grows up to 270 centimeters. At the same time, the weight of the creature can exceed 150 kilograms.
Cassowaries
These are very large birds that are not very common. The birds' main habitat is Australia. Cassowaries are also found in New Guinea.
The height of exotic birds is just under two meters and weighs 60 kg.
Emperor Penguin
This is a wonderful representative of its species, which also has very impressive parameters. Penguins are small in height - just over 120 centimeters.
However, the bird's weight can reach 45 kg.