super fast birds on the earth

  

Spine-tailed swift (170 km/hr):

                                                                 Also known as the white-throated 

needletail, this bird can fly at a remarkable speed. This is probably a good thing 

as they spend most of their time in the air,never setting their feet on the ground

 willingly. Central Asia and SouthernSiberia are the areas where this species is 

mostly found although being migratory in nature, they head south in the winter

 to the Indian subcontinent, Australia and Southeast Asia.Apodidae (sometimes 

Micropodidae), in the order Apodiformes, which also includes the 

hummingbirds. The family is divided into the subfamilies Apodinae, or soft-

tailed swifts, and Chaeturinae, or spine-tailed swifts. Almost worldwide in 

distribution, swifts are absent only from polar regions, southern Chile and 

Argentina, New Zealand, and most of Australia.

            Spur-winged goose (142 km/hr): 

A large bird in the family Anatidae, this bird is also known as the world’s biggest

 ‘goose’ ranging in weight from 4-6.8kg. It is mainly located in the wetlands 

throughout sub-Saharan Africa. It was one of the first sub-Saharan species 

known to science.

                               Teal (109 km/hr):

 The Eurasian teal or Common teal is a common duck that breeds in temperate 

Eurasia and migrates south during the winter. It is called just ‘teal’ as it is the 

smallest dabbling duck within its range. Outside the breeding season, it is a 

highly gregarious duck and can form large flocks.