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Category: Ratites
Ostrich
The largest living bird, flightless with long bare neck and legs, powerful runner reaching 70 km/h, farmed for…
Emu
The second-largest living bird, a tall flightless bird with shaggy gray-brown plumage, strong long legs and a …
Greater Rhea
A large flightless bird of South America with gray-brown plumage and long legs, living in flocks across open g…
Southern Cassowary
A large flightless bird with glossy black plumage, a horn-like casque on the head and vivid blue neck, a power…
North Island Brown Kiwi
A small flightless nocturnal bird with hair-like feathers, tiny wings and a long curved bill, the iconic natio…
Little Spotted Kiwi
The smallest kiwi species, secretive and nocturnal, feeding on invertebrates with its sensitive long bill.
