Question

Fastest flying bird is
a. Crane
b. Swift
c. Sparrow
d. Peregrine falcon

Answer 1

Hint: The common swift is no longer referred as the fastest flying bird as was believed before. New studies demonstrate that the common swift is not the fastest bird but another bird has taken its crown of being the fastest.

Complete answer:
The peregrine falcon is the fastest animal in the sky and it can reach up to the speed of above 322 km/h or 200 mph but only while stooping or diving. The peregrine falcon is found in North America and is a large crow-sized falcon which has a blue-grey back along with barred white underpants, and a black head and mustache. The peregrine is renowned for its speed which is referred as the fastest flying bird during its hunting stoop which makes it the fastest member of the animal kingdom.

Sparrows are the small passerine birds and belong to the genus of the family, Passer. Sparrows are seed eaters and also eat small insects; these birds are commonly seen in cities. Cranes are a family, the Gruidae and are long legged and long necked birds in the group Gruiformes. The 15 species of cranes are placed in 3 genera which are Grus, Balearica, and Antigone. The close relative of the common swift, the white throated needle tail is reported as the fastest bird in the level of flight with a reported speed of 105 km/h.

Hence, the correct answer is option (D).

Note: The peregrine falcon which is also known as peregrine and historically duck hawk in North America and belongs to the family Falconidae.’ The peregrine is renowned for its speed.