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Large males reach about 19 kilograms on the dry African savanna. The figure is taken from Smithsonian Institution, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.

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The kori bustard is the heaviest flying bird

Large males reach about 19 kilograms on the dry African savanna Kori bustards live in dry grassland across southern and eastern Africa, and big males can weigh around 19 kilograms, approaching the practical limit for powered flight. Even so they prefer to walk and only fly in short bursts. Their size makes take off costly, and they are thought to be the heaviest bird that can still fly under its own power. It sits in Mondo's records & extremes collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Large males reach about 19 kilograms on the dry African savanna. The figure is taken from Smithsonian Institution, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a records & extremes fact?: Yes. It sits on the Records & Extremes shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.