birds

[apala1]

what is the fastest bird in the world?

[Eastender]

The Humming Bird

[Quizmonster]

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[DuzyEverwork]

My sister when she is being chased by a chav!

[Lindy Loo]

Lmao off DuzyEverwork !

[New Forester]

Looking at the previous answer, the spine-tailed swift is probably right -- but the record has been doubted by some.  Other large swifts are also, um, swift, and may be much of a muchness with it.

 

The gyre-falcon is much bigger than a peregrine, so ought to be even faster in a dive.

 

And what about on land?  Ostriches, rheas and emus can run quite fast I'm told.  Also bustards, stone-curlews, road-runners, secretary birds etc.

 

The problem is that it's very hard to estimate speed accurately unless you can get the bird to fly or run parallel to your (accurately measured) vehicle, or fly straight over a measured distance.  Even a radar would only tell you if you knew its exact direction.  Then there's the wind.  In practice most birds have probably never been measured properly.

[amberlynn83]

The fastest bird that runs on land is the ostrich, which can reach speeds of 50 mph.  The bird that beats its wings the fastest is a humming bird.  I'm not sure about the fastest flying bird.

[softballcute]

the humming bird