Birds that lay largest eggs

15 Nov,2023

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The Great Elephantbird’s eggs were 13-1/2 inches long and 9-1/2 inches wide (342 mm by 241 mm).

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Great Elephantbird (Extinct)

An Ostrich egg measures 7 inches long by 5-1/2 inches wide (178 mm by 140 mm), and there may be as many as 20 Ostrich eggs in a single nest.

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Ostrich

Emu eggs measure 6 inches long x 3-1/2 inches wide (150 mm by 90 mm). That’s about 10 to 12 times as big as a chicken egg.

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Emu

They measure 5-1/2 inches long and 3-3/4 inches wide (139 mm by 95 mm).

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Southern Cassowary

Greater rhea eggs measure 5-1/8 inches long by 3-1/2 inches wide (130 mm by 90 mm).

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Greater Rhea

It measures 5 inches long by 3-1/8 inches wide (130 mm by 79 mm).

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Maleo

Southern Brown Kiwi eggs measure 4-3/4 inches long by 3-1/8 inches wide.

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Southern Brown Kiwi

The egg measures 4 inches long by 2 inches wide (100 mm long by 50 mm wide).

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Wandering Albatross