
- Who
- Wandering albatross
- What
- 3.63 metre(s)
- Where
- (Southern oceans)
- When
The largest wingspan of any living species of bird was that of a male wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) of the southern oceans, with a wingspan of 3.63m (11ft 11in). It was caught by members of the Antarctic research ship USNS Eltanin in the Tasman Sea on 18 September 1965.