Tallest extant birds

This is a list of the tallest extant birds according to maximum height. Birds range from a tiny bee hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae), which is only 5–6 cm (2.0–2.4 in), to the giant common ostrich (Struthio camelus), almost 280 cm (9.2 ft) in height.

Rank Image Common name Binomial name Maximum height
1 Common ostrich Struthio camelus 2.8 m (9.2 ft)
2 Somali ostrich Struthio molybdophanes 2.75 m (9.0 ft)
3 Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae 1.9 m (6.2 ft)
4 Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus 1.87 m (6.1 ft)
5 Greater rhea Rhea americana 1.83 m (6.0 ft)
6 Southern cassowary Casuarius casuarius 1.8 m (5.9 ft)
7 Sarus crane Antigone antigone 1.8 m (5.9 ft)
8 Northern cassowary Casuarius unappendiculatus 1.8 m (5.9 ft)
9 Saddle-billed stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis 1.8 m (5.9 ft)
10 Wattled crane Grus carunculata 1.75 m (5.7 ft)
11 Japanese crane Grus japonensis 1.6 m (5.2 ft)
12 Whooping crane Grus americana 1.6 m (5.2 ft)
13 Jabiru Jabiru mycteria 1.53 m (5.0 ft)
14 Goliath heron Ardea goliath 1.52 m (5 ft)
15 Marabou stork Leptoptilos crumenifer 1.52 m (5 ft)
16 Black-necked stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus 1.50 m (5 ft)
17 Greater adjutant Leptoptilos dubius 1.50 m (5 ft)
18 Dwarf cassowary Casuarius bennetti 1.50 m (5 ft)
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