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Birds

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Rheas

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Sometimes called the South American ostrich, common rheas inhabit the plains of South America, from north-east Brazil and east Bolivia though the whole of Argentina to the Rio Negro. This bird, ...

All four divers or loons (order Gaviiformes) are water-birds. They have legs set very far back and webbed toes, and are excellent swimmers and divers. The dense, oily plumage is impermeable to water ...

Ostriches

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The order Struthioniformes contains only one surviving species - the largest bird in existence, the ostrich or cammel-bird, Struthio camelus. This is a flightless bird with rudimentary wings ...

Cassowaries and emus

Animals; Birds

The order Casuariformes comprises two families: the Casuaridae, or cassowaries, and the Dromiceidae, or emus, strong stout birds with quite rudimentary wings and very characteristic feet. Cassowaries ...

Tinamous

Animals; Birds

The tinamous (Tinamiformes) are a unique group of birds. Ornithologists do not agree as t where this order should be classed, and its position is still the subject of debate. The birds resemble ...

Kiwis

Animals; Birds

The kiwis (Apterygiformes) comprise only three living species, all confined to New Zealand. These birds are about the size of a domestic fowl, with short, stout legs terminating in four toes, and a ...