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[[File:Diomedea exulans - SE Tasmania.jpg|200x200px|frameless|right|alt= wandering albatross| wandering albatross]]
* The wandering albatross can fly 1000 km (620 miles) in a day.
* The emperor penguin can dive to depths up to 565 m (1,854 ft).
* The bar-tailed godwit migrates nearly 15,000 km (9,320 miles) from Alaska to New Zealand without stopping. 
* The fastest recorded speed of any bird is 76 km/h (47 mph) by the common swift.