Peregrine Falcon

(Falco Peregrinus)

• Fastest bird on Earth

• Flies 240 mph

• Hunts birds mid-air

Hoatzin

(Optisthocomus Hoazin)

• Oldest bird species alive

• Nicknamed "stink bird"

• Not a strong flyer

Ruppell Griffon

(Gyps Rueppelli)

• Highest flying bird

• Flies 37,000 ft altitutde

• Large 9-ft wingspan

Arctic Tern

(Sterna Paradisaea)

• Longest distance flights

• Flies 44,000 annual miles

• Excellent navigators

Trumpeter Swan

(Cygnus Buccinator)

• Longest bird neck

• Necks contain 25 vertebrae

• Finds one mate for life

Spix Macaw

(Cyanopsitta Spixii)

• Rarest bird in world

• Declared extinct in the wild over 20 years ago

• Feed on seeds of the Caraibeira tree

White Bellbird

(Procnias Albus)

• Loudest bird in world

• Male call is 125 decibels (equivalent to a jet engine)

• Calls to establish territory

Common Ostrich

(Struthio camelus)

• Lays most expensive eggs

• Eggs can measure 6"

• Thick shells require considerable force to crack