Fastest Birds On Earth

Fast creature usually intended to birds.With wings and vast media they can fly freely and makes speed.Especially for diving,they can be faster than a regular flying.Here are them, the top 5 "lightning" birds.


Peregrine Falcon; >200 mph 


 












The Peregrine Falcon is the fastest flying bird only when diving or "stooping" as it's called in aviation and thus is subject to controversy as the leader of the world's fastest "flyers".


It's horizontal flying speed is between 80 to 90 kilometres per hour (50 to 60 mph). The speed of a diving falcon is difficult to measure due to a required instrumentation is complex, and the dive of a falcon is a brief, rare event that takes place at unpredictable places and times.But they often quoted diving speed of a Peregrine Falcons is more than 200 mph.



White Throated Needletail; 105 mph



 











The White-Throated Needletail was formerly known as the Spine-tailed Swift and is also sometimes known as the Storm-bird. It is the fastest flying bird during horizontal flight and has been known to make a "whooshing" sound when flying. 



Spur Winged Goose; 104 mph

The spur-winged goose is by far the largest of the perching ducks with a body-weight of 5.4 to 6.8 kg in males and 4 to 5.4 kg in females and has been called "the most dangerous of all waterfowl" by Paul Johnsgard a waterfowl expert and professor of biology. 


Red-Breasted Merganser; 100 mph

It has been claimed to be the fastest bird in level flight, reaching speeds of 161 km/h (100 mph), but is disputed whether the White-throated Needletail is faster, reportedly flying at 170 km/h (105 mph). 



White-Rumped Swift; 129 mph

This birds are widespread almost in all Europe part of and south of Africa.They have white color in their tail. Also they spend most of their time in the air.