In level flight the fastest bird is officially the white billed spine tailed swift, by all accounts the brown billed spine tailed swift is just as fast, but it cant pull up as quick!
Cheers Alan
Fastest bird
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"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity" Seneca, some Roman chap.
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Re: Fastest bird
wheres the photo
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Re: Fastest bird
you sure about that Alan?
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Re: Fastest bird
Flo-Jo: 100m in 10.49 secs!
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Re: Fastest bird
I'd give her a fast one 
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Re: Fastest bird
cookiesdaughtersdad wrote: ↑Sat Apr 14 2018 08:22 -In level flight the fastest bird is officially the white billed spine tailed swift, by all accounts the brown billed spine tailed swift is just as fast, but it cant pull up as quick!
Cheers Alan
Give Google a day off Al'.....
......mind you, "fast birds"................ 
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Re: Fastest bird
There’s always the finishing line to catch her.
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Re: Fastest bird
This place . . . . 
Anyway, her 100m & 200m world records still stand as a legacy of her great athletic achievments
Anyway, her 100m & 200m world records still stand as a legacy of her great athletic achievments
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Re: Fastest bird
It was always the 'Alpine Swift' in my books as a kid that was labelled the fastest bird in level flight. Obviously the Peregrine gets the award for achieving the fastest speed in flight of any bird.
I suspect 'level flight' has to include a strong tail wind which begs the question is that any less of an additional dynamic than the falcon's speed being recorded during hunting dives?
I suspect 'level flight' has to include a strong tail wind which begs the question is that any less of an additional dynamic than the falcon's speed being recorded during hunting dives?
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