Learn about the world’s longest-distance avian migrants. Here are the top ten!

Arctic Tern

 

Sooty Shearwater

 

Northern Wheater

 

Pectoral Sandpiper

 

Short-tailed Shearwater

 

Bar-tailed Godwit

 

Red Knot

 

Great Snipe

 

Wandering Albatross

 

Adelie Penguin


And the top prize for the world’s smallest long-distance migrant goes to…..(drum roll please)

The Rufous Hummingbird!

 

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