Ratite

Of bird.   May also be referred to as flightless bird and ratite bird.

Flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds.

This concept's ID is @1~7576

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  • moa 2 facts

    Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand.

  • cassowary 0 facts

    Large black flightless bird of Australia and New Guinea having a horny head crest.

  • emu 0 facts

    Large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller.

  • kiwi 0 facts

    Nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving...

  • rhea 0 facts

    Larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found...

  • rhea 0 facts

    Smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found...

  • elephant bird 0 facts

    Huge (to 9 ft.) extinct flightless bird of Madagascar.

  • ostrich 0 facts

    Fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird.