2006-10-10 08:53:58 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
This is the wing-loading ratio, similar to wing loading of aircraft. Canada Geese, loons, and other birds that require up to 1/4 mile "runway" for take-off have the largest. See the below link for a table and explanation:
http://www.mun.ca/biology/scarr/Wing_Loading.htm
2006-10-10 14:01:48 · answer #1 · answered by Hauntedfox 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From Dean Edwards at Tennessee Birds:
"Don't have a reference handy with weights, but I've seen a Cooper's
fly off, seemingly without much effort, with a Upland Sandpiper.
I read once (believe it was in Bent) that the American bird with
the biggest lift-to-weight ratio is... Loggerhead Shrike at
around 1.5:1. Still, for impressiveness alone, hard to beat a
Golden Eagle swooping down and carrying off a baby Mountain Goat."
2006-10-10 10:06:44 · answer #2 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about a falcon? They carry things their own size or bigger on a regular basis but are quite small.
2006-10-10 09:08:18 · answer #3 · answered by pdigoe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋