Condor to Hummingbird

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The silhouetted wingspans of a California condor, bald eagle, red-tailed hawk, American kestrel and hummingbird show their relative size compared to each other.

• Did you know eagles can fly about 65 miles an hour (without getting a speeding ticket)?
• Did you know that the condor is the largest flying bird in North America?
• Did you know the hummingbird nest is the size of a walnut and held together with spider webs?
• Did you know that the kestrel is the smallest North American falcon?
• Did you know the oldest red-tailed hawk lived more than 28 years old?

Find out more about each of these birds here.

Hummingbird	California condor	American kestrel
Bald eagle	Red-tailed hawk