<P> The largest living bird, a member of the Struthioniformes, is the ostrich (Struthio camelus), from the plains of Africa and Arabia . A large male ostrich can reach a height of 2.8 m (9.2 ft) and weigh over 156 kg (344 lb). A mass of 200 kg (440 lb) has been cited for the ostrich but no wild ostriches of this massive weight have been verified . Eggs laid by the ostrich can weigh 1.4 kg (3.1 lb) and are the largest eggs in the world today . </P> <P> The largest living bird by wingspan is the Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans) of the sub-Antarctic oceans . The maximum dimensions in this species are a length of 1.44 m (4.7 ft) and a wingspan of 3.65 m (12.0 ft). </P>

What is the largest bird on earth today