Largest wingspan for a bird species (living)
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.