Birds vary in size from the tiny bee
hummingbird, which measures about
57 mm (about 2.25 in) from beak tip
to tail tip and weighs 1.6 g (0.06
oz), to the ostrich, which stands
2.7 m (9 ft) tall and weighs up to
156 kg (345 lb). The heaviest flying
bird is the great bustard, which can
weigh up to 18 kg (40 lb).
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