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The Fastest Birds In The World The Peregrine Falcon, a bird of prey, is the fastest bird in the world and can fly at a maximum speed of 389 kilometers per hour. A Peregrine Falcon swooping downward in mid-flight. Birds are unique in the animal kingdom.
The American Woodcock seems with its 5 miles per hour a pretty fast animal, but it is actually the slowest bird that exists. I flies faster, but the 5 miles per hour is the slowest flight speed ever recorded for a bird.