Nature · Diomedea exulans · wings spread, overhead view
Wandering albatross wingspan: how wide are its wings?
The wandering albatross has an approximately 3.5-meter wingspan reference here. The Australian Museum describes its wingspan as almost 3.5 meters.
3.5 m
Sourced measurement- Measurement
- Approximate extended wingspan · large adult reference
- Subject or version
- Diomedea exulans · wings spread, overhead view
- In feet, rounded
- 11.5 ft (1 ft = 0.3048 m)
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A little more perspective
The Western Australian conservation department also describes a wingspan of about 3.5 meters. This rounded comparison value represents a large bird with fully extended wings, not an average for every individual.
The overhead illustration exposes both wingtips. Folding the wings would change the visible span without changing the bird’s identity. In this view the head-to-tail outline is an image proportion, not a substitute for the sourced wingtip measurement.
Quick facts
A wandering albatross with a 3.5-meter wingspan reference. The measurement runs from wingtip to wingtip in an overhead view, rather than from feet to head.
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Sources and measurement notes
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