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People arrange horse races and athletics, where they themselves run at speed. Here it is quite easy to determine the speed: after all, there is a start and finish line, and several judges are watching closely with stopwatches in their hands. And how can you measure the speed of bird flight? Many figures have been published characterizing the flight speed of many species of birds, but there is much disagreement among scientists on this matter, and not everyone considers these data to be accurate. For example, in India, when determining the flight speed of a swift, it turned out to be 270 km / h, in Mesopotamia - 160 km / h.

The flight speed of the European falcon was measured with a stopwatch at the time of the dive, and the result is from 270 to 290 km / h. But most scientists question these numbers. One expert believes that the carrier pigeon holds the record among birds, and it cannot reach speeds over 150 km / h.

Here are some generally accepted figures regarding the flight speed of birds.

The falcon can fly at speeds of 100 to 120 km/h.

Ducks and geese are slightly inferior to him in speed, which can pick up speed of 105 - 110 km / h.

The flight speed of the European swift reaches 100 - 105 km / h, about the same for the golden plover and mourning dove.

Hummingbirds, which are considered very fast birds, gain up to 90 - 100 km / h.

The flight speed of the starling is 70 - 80 km / h. Sparrows usually fly at a speed of 40 km / h, although they can go faster: 70 - 80 km / h.

Ravens usually fly at a speed of twenty - 50 km / h, although they can reach 65 - 80 km / h.

The flight speed of a heron and a pheasant is 55 - 65 km / h.

And, oddly enough, a wild turkey can do 50 - 55 km / h.

The speed of a pigeon jay is 30 - 55 km / h.

Author: Likum A.

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