Birds eggs @musave

The largest bird eggs known, reaching 34cm/ 13.3in across and weighing up to 10kg/22lb, are the ones from the extinct Aepyornis maximus, the Elefant bird of Madagascar, a bird of up to 1 ton in bulk. For you to have a point of reference, the Honey hummingbird (Mellisuga Helenae) is the tiniest bird to this day. Endemic to Cuba, male weights in average 2,5-3gr/.08-.10oz (a USD dime or a MXN peso coin weight) with a size of 5-6cm/1.9-2.3in. Eggs of hummingbirds weight only around 1gr/.03oz or less.

https://abcbirds.org/blog21/amazing-facts-hummingbird-chicks/

https://ebird.org/species/beehum1

https://www.audubon.org/news/get-know-bee-hummingbird-worlds-smallest-bird

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-36405-3

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1st pic: California condor, Ostrich and Hummingbird eggs.

2nd pic: Showcase of different birds eggs.

Photos taken at the Museo de las Aves de Mexico.

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3rd pic: Aepyornis maximus, Elefant bird egg.

Photographer: Rodney Start, Museums Victoria.

https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/specimens/416246

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