Top-flying birds – Top 10
People for years have wondered how high birds can fly. Which of them is the record holder and whether it is possible for the bird flew over the Himalayas?
Today’s statement will give the answer to above questions.
10. White stork (Ciconia ciconia) – 4,800 m (15,750 feet)
9. Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) – 5,000 m (16,400 ft)
8. Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) – 6,000 m (20,000 feet)
7. Mallard, wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos) – 6,400 m (21,000 feet)
6. Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) – 7,300 m (24,000 feet)
5. Alpine chough, yellow-billed chough, (Pyrrhocorax graculus) – 8,000 m (26,500 feet)
4. Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) – 8,200 m (27,000 feet)
3. Bar-headed goose (Anser indicus) – 8,800 m (29,000 feet)
2. Common, Eurasian crane (Grus grus) – 10,000 m (33,000 feet)
1. Rüppell’s griffon vulture (Gyps rueppellii) – 11,300 m (37,000 feet)
Height
Top-flying birds soar to altitudes at which airliners fly (10 000 – 11 000 m). Some of them can rise up above the highest peak of the world – Mount Everest 8848 m / 8850 m (depending on the measurement).
The answer to the title question is “yes”. Birds can fly over the Himalayas.
These pics are amazing. i will share them on my blog.
Fascinating, the heights to which these birds can fly.