Deepest dive by a bird
The current deepest dive by a bird record is 1,850 ft, held by Emperor penguin, set on November 1, 1994. Last checked October 14, 2026.
1,850
ft
Emperor penguin
- Holder
- Emperor penguin
- Record
- 1,850 ft
- Metric
- 564 m
- Exact figure
- 564 m (1,850 ft)
- Location
- Off eastern Antarctica
- Date set
- November 1, 1994
- Recognized by
- Guinness World Records
- Last checked
- October 14, 2026
Sources
- guinnessworldrecords.com Deepest dive by a bird
- avesmarinhas.com.br Read the source
- wwf.org.uk Record breaking animals
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