Comments on: The fastest birds in the world – Top 10 https://dinoanimals.com/animals/the-fastest-birds-in-the-world-top-10/ Animals & Dinosaurs Sat, 08 Feb 2025 09:01:23 +0000 hourly 1 By: Angelo https://dinoanimals.com/animals/the-fastest-birds-in-the-world-top-10/#comment-943 Fri, 20 Dec 2019 15:41:00 +0000 http://dinoanimals.com/?p=170#comment-943 In reply to Scobie in Seattle.

Diving is still a form of controlled flight it still uses its wings and tail feathers for precision and not to mention the amount of power it would use to slow down to accurately collect its prey coming out of a 200 mph dive then come to an Almost immediate Stop is an awesome feat to say the least

]]> By: BoyertheDeStroyer https://dinoanimals.com/animals/the-fastest-birds-in-the-world-top-10/#comment-784 Sat, 11 Mar 2017 13:19:22 +0000 http://dinoanimals.com/?p=170#comment-784 In reply to Scobie in Seattle.

scobie a cheetah really? Did you factor in wind speed? Lmao

]]> By: Scobie in Seattle https://dinoanimals.com/animals/the-fastest-birds-in-the-world-top-10/#comment-753 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 18:34:35 +0000 http://dinoanimals.com/?p=170#comment-753 I love the topic, but there is a conceptual problem including diving speed in direct comparison to level flight speed for birds, even if it’s labelled. At maximum dive speeds, the falcon can hardly be said to be flying at all. With the direction of travel being very near vertical , and virtually all motive force coming from gravity, it’s wings mostly retracted, and every effort and feature strained towards lowest possible drag, this motion, while admittedly stunningly fast, is basically a directed low-drag fall, utterly different from, say, the Common Swift, which can actually >>propel itself<< in level flight at 106mph! I stand in awe of both forms of motion, but would never include them in the same chart of speeds. For many birds, diving is simply not a major part of the flight repertoire.

It's a little like saying the second fastest land animal is a cheetah, and the fastest land animal is a cheetah that fell off of a thousand foot cliff! :-).

]]> By: DinoAnimals.com https://dinoanimals.com/animals/the-fastest-birds-in-the-world-top-10/#comment-430 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 09:50:47 +0000 http://dinoanimals.com/?p=170#comment-430 In reply to Anonymous.

Raven can fly with maximum speed of 50 km/h (31 mph).

]]> By: Anonymous https://dinoanimals.com/animals/the-fastest-birds-in-the-world-top-10/#comment-425 Wed, 15 Jul 2015 14:02:14 +0000 http://dinoanimals.com/?p=170#comment-425 What about the Raven? They are said to be pretty spectacular when they’re flying; they’re seen indulging in aerobatic activities.

]]> By: hi https://dinoanimals.com/animals/the-fastest-birds-in-the-world-top-10/#comment-287 Tue, 26 May 2015 13:51:13 +0000 http://dinoanimals.com/?p=170#comment-287 Never knew peregrine falcons could fly so fast.

]]> By: natalie https://dinoanimals.com/animals/the-fastest-birds-in-the-world-top-10/#comment-42 Mon, 10 Nov 2014 21:32:20 +0000 http://dinoanimals.com/?p=170#comment-42 this does not give any prove that the bald eagle is one of the fastest birds that can fly.

]]> By: Margaret https://dinoanimals.com/animals/the-fastest-birds-in-the-world-top-10/#comment-18 Fri, 19 Sep 2014 20:58:10 +0000 http://dinoanimals.com/?p=170#comment-18 I didn’t know that eagle is so fast. Impressive!

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