Ratites
What is a ratite?
Webster defines a ratite as a "large flightless bird with a flat breast bone." This is the family of birds that includes emu, ostrich, rhea, cassowary, and kiwi.
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Different families of living ratites
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Species |
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Struthionidae
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Struthio camelus
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Ostrich
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Dromiceiidae
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Dromaius novaehollandiae
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Emu |
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Rheidae
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Rhea americana
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Greater rhea
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Pterocnemia pennata
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Lesser rhea
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Apterygidae
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Apteryx mantelli
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North Island Brown kiwi
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Casuariidae |
Casuarius casuarius |
Double-wattled cassowary
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