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Top 10 highest flying birds in the natural world

Before humans invented airplanes, birds were the owners of the sky. Many people will be amazed at the heights that birds can reach. The following is a list of the 10 highest flying birds in the world.

1. Rüppell's vulture

Vultures Gyps rueppellii are distributed mainly in Central Africa, they are named after German explorer Eduard Rüppell. They are scavengers and the champions of altitude in the bird world. This species of vulture can fly up to 11,300 m.
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2. White-necked crane

The white-necked crane is also known as the Eurasian crane. They live in most areas of the Eurasian continent and even North America. They are also a migratory bird and although not on the red list of international conservation organizations, they are also protected by the Agreement on the Conservation of Eurasian Waterbirds. They often fly in large flocks to the South to avoid the cold in winter, forming V shapes. These are omnivores, they can eat leaves, roots, fruits, insects, small birds and even some small mammals. White-necked cranes can fly to an altitude of 10,000 m.
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3. Bar-headed goose

Indian goose is also known as three-striped goose. This goose has a light gray body and white face and neck, and orange legs. The feet are webbed and it has broad wings. This species is known to be migratory. They often head south, in the process they can fly to an altitude of 8,800 m.

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4. Whooper swan

The giant swan is a species of the Duck family. This species breeds in Iceland and areas near the northernmost parts of Europe and Asia. In the winter they often migrate to the South where the climate is warmer. Greater swans are closely related to North American swans. During migration, they often have to fly to an altitude of 8,200 m.

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5. Alpine chough

The yellow-billed crow or yellow-billed mountain crow is a species of bird in the Corvidae family. They are one of two species in the genus Pyrrhocorax. They are mainly distributed in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. Yellow-billed crows can fly to an altitude of 8,000 m.
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6. Bearded vulture

Bearded vultures are very large, with a length of over 1.2 m and a wingspan of up to nearly 3 m. Weight from 4.5 - 8.0 kg. They feed mainly on carcasses and occasionally live prey, breeding on high cliffs in southern Europe, the Caucasus and North Africa. They can fly up to 7,300 m to observe corpses in their territory.
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7. Mallard

The mallard or teal is perhaps the best known and most recognizable duck, living throughout temperate and subtropical regions of North America, Europe, Asia, New Zealand and Australia. The mallard is believed to be the ancestor of all domestic duck breeds. This duck can fly to an altitude of 6,400 m.
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8. Bar-tailed godwit

The striped-tailed chickadee is the bird with the longest migration in the world. The adult bird has bluish-gray legs and a very long dark, slightly curved bill, and a pink nose. The neck, chest and abdomen are brick red in breeding plumage, turning white in winter. The back is gray spots. Striped-tailed straight kestrels often breed on the Arctic coasts and Nordic tundra, and in winter they will migrate to warmer regions in India, Africa and even Australia. During migration they can fly to an altitude of 6,000 m.
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9. Andean condor

The Andean condor, also known as the ancient vulture, is a species of bird in the New World vulture family. They are distributed mainly in South America, the Andes mountain range. Andean condors prefer open alpine grassland areas, which allow them to spot carcasses while airborne. This bird can fly to an altitude of 5,000 m.
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10. Ciconia ciconia

White cranes have the scientific name Ciconia ciconia, they are a large bird in the Crane genus of the Crane family. Their plumage is mainly white, with black on the wings. Adults have long red legs, an average length from the tip of the beak to the end of the tail of 100–115 cm with a wingspan of 195–215 cm. As a carnivore, the white crane's diet includes insects, fish, amphibians, reptiles, small mammals, and small birds. White cranes are especially loyal, they will live their whole lives with a single partner. White cranes are a long-distance migratory species, they are often present in Africa in the winter and migrate north in the summer. When traveling long distances, they can fly to altitudes of up to 4,800 m.

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