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title: "which one is the heaviest flying bird in the world?"  
description: "which one is the heaviest flying bird in the world?"  
author: "Navya Khurana"  
published: 2017-12-26  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/31971/which-one-is-the-heaviest-flying-bird-in-the-world  
category: "animal life"  
tags: ["general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# which one is the heaviest flying bird in the world?

which one is the heaviest flying bird in the [world](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2334/what-would-occur-if-the-world-were-to-divide-in-half)?

## Answers

### Answer by Vishal Kesarwani

## "Kori Bustard"

![which one is the heaviest flying bird in the world?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/773936bb-5720-452b-a04d-e66c677d78ae/images/009283f5-c12b-41ff-b354-af600df3918c.png)\

**Kori Bustard is one of the heaviest flying bird**. These birds are found in Africa and **weight around 18 kg,** however, the **female one weight half of the male weight.**

Kori bustard **spends most of their time on the ground** as per a report by animal life these birds are on the ground 70% in whole and their **excessive weight is the reason why they prefer sitting mostly on the ground and trees.** **\****Watch this:**

https://www.youtube.com/embed/y_yRfnx5wjs

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