Top 10 Modern Birds With Largest Wingspans

In most birds, males are more significant than females, but prey is the opposite in most birds. The female bald eagle has a larger wingspan than the male. The giant flying bird with a wingspan is the wandering albatross. The official maximum wingspan on record is 12.1 feet. But there are unverified accounts of a wandering albatross with a wingspan potentially measuring 17 feet, 5 inches. Second place goes to the great white pelican and its 11-foot wingspan. Males can weigh as much as 33 pounds. Check out the Top 10 Modern Birds With Largest Wingspans.