When it comes to prehistoric animals, there are not only dinosaurs on land, giant sharks in the sea, but also big birds in the sky. So, what are the most terrifying giant birds in prehistory? Let's take a look at it with Xiaobian.
8th Titan
The Titan is a giant carnivorous bird that lives from the Tertiary to the Quaternary and can reach a height of up to 2.5 meters. Although its wings have degenerated and it is unable to fly, it has a pair of sharp hooked claws that can be used to kick and grab prey, known as the "Tyrannosaurus Rex of Birds".
7th Taylor Bird
The Tylerton belongs to the ornithischiaceae family, with a wingspan of more than 3 meters, and its appearance and habits are very similar to today's vultures, although they are scavengers, they may also be active predators, swallowing the whole prey into the stomach.
6th Place Thunderbird
The Thunderbird is a giant predatory bird that lives in Patagonia and weighs about 350-400 kg, twice as much as the Titan and is the third heaviest known bird. Due to its large size, it should not fly, but instead hunt in the form of ambushes and pursuits on land.
5th Bonetooth Bird
The bone-toothed bird, also known as the Chilean pelagic bird, is a seabird that lived in the Miocene and fed on squid and other mollusks. With a wingspan of up to 5.5–6 m and a height of 1.2 m, it is the second largest of any known bird, with only the Argentine giant eagle being larger.
4th Haast Hawks
The Haast Giant Eagle is a ferocious bird that feeds on large, incapable birds, living in New Zealand about 700 years ago, with a body length of 1.5 meters, a height of 1 meter when standing, a wingspan of 2.6 to 3.5 meters, and a weight of 10 to 18 kilograms. Because of its huge size, there were basically no natural enemies at that time.
3rd Place: Carlin ken
The crane has been breeding in South America for more than 6,000 years, evolving from the size of a chicken in the early days to a height of up to 3 meters. The Karin Crane is one of the famous "big heads", its entire head is 71 centimeters long, the largest of all birds in history, so it is easy to swallow prey.
2nd Argentine Giant Eagle
The Argentine giant eagle, the second largest known bird to man, stands more than 2 meters tall, has wings spread out to 5.8 to 7 meters, and lives on the vast Pampas. Due to its large size, the Argentine eagle may not have natural predators in the local area.
1st Place: Mulberry's Pseudolodon
The Pseudomonitorns lived 25 million to 28 million years ago, after the extinction of the dinosaurs, but long before the advent of humans. Because its wingspan is between 6.1 meters and 7.3 meters, it is the largest bird known to mankind and is the well-deserved "king of the sky".