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Spectrum Chart - 694 : Flightless Birds
1. Emu - Emus are soft-feathered, brown,
flightless birds with long necks and legs. It is native to Australia.
It is also the second tallest bird in the world, after ostrich. Emu
is an omnivore. It likes to eat caterpillars, large insects, small
lizards, rodents, flowers, seed, buds and shoots. Emu is a fast
running bird. It can reach 30 miles per hour. Emu can survive between
5 and 10 years in the wild.
2. Ostrich - Ostrich is a large flightless
bird that lives in Africa. They are the largest living bird species
and have the biggest eggs of all living birds. Ostriches do not fly,
but can run faster than any other bird. Ostriches have long legs and
a long neck, but they have a small head. Male ostriches can be 6 - 9
ft tall, while female ostriches are 5.5 - 6.5 ft tall.
3. Rhea – Rheas are large, flightless
birds with grey-brown plumage, long legs and long necks, native to
South America. Rhea consumes both meat and plants. Different kind of
seeds, fruits, roots, plants, lizards, insects, reptiles and rodents
are normal part of rhea's diet. Rhea is kept on farms because of its
meat, eggs and skin. Maximum lifespan of the rhea in the wild is 15
years.
4. Penguin - Penguins are sea-birds in the
family Spheniscidae. All penguins have a white belly and a dark
(mostly black) back. Penguins cannot fly, but they can swim very
well. Penguins live only in the Southern Hemisphere of the world:
Antarctica, New Zealand, southern Australia, South Africa and South
America.
5. Cassowary – Cassowaries are a kind of
large birds which cannot fly.There are three species of cassowary
that can be found in New Guinea and northeastern parts of Australia.
Cassowary lives in wet tropical rainforests, lowland and highland
dense forests. Cassowary is an omnivore. It usually eats different
types of fruit, seeds, shoots, fungi, small invertebrates and
insects. Cassowary can survive 12-19 years in the wild and between 40
and 50 in captivity.
6. Kiwi - Kiwi is a bird from New Zealand.
Kiwi have a long beak and brown feathers. The feathers look like fur.
Kiwis cannot fly, and their wings are so small that they cannot
usually be seen. Kiwis cannot see well, but they can hear very well.
They are the smallest ratite birds. Kiwis are nocturnal birds.They
mostly eat invertebrates, like worms and insects.
7. Kagu -
Kagu is a crested, long-legged, and bluish-grey bird endemic to the
dense mountain forests of New Caledonia. It is a flightless birds.
Kagu is exclusively carnivorous, feeding on a variety of animals with
annelid worms, snails and lizards being amongst the most important
prey items.
8. Takahe – Takahe is a flightless bird
indigenous to New Zealand and belonging to the rail family. Takahe is
mainly purple-blue in colour, with a greenish back and inner wings.
It has a red frontal shield and red-based pink bill. The legs are
pink.
9. Weka – A weka is a flightless bird in
the rail family. It is endemic to New Zealand. Weka occupy areas such
as forests, sub-alpine grassland, sand dunes, rocky shores and
modified semi-urban environments. They are omnivorous, with a diet
comprising 30% animal foods and 70% plant foods. Weka are classed as
a vulnerable species.
10. Steamer Duck - Steamer duck, is a
flightless duck from South America. It belongs to the steamer duck
genus Tachyeres. It inhabits the rocky coasts and coastal islands in
southern Chile. It is a massively built waterfowl at 3.5–7 kg and
65–84 cm in length. The wingspan is 85–110 cm, the wings being
too small to functionally allow the birds to take flight. Instead,
the wings are used like paddles to help skim rapidly across the
surface of the water.
11. Red Junglefowl - Red junglefowl is a
flightless bird & a tropical member of the family Phasianidae.
The red junglefowl was first domesticated at least five thousand
years ago in Asia, since then it has spread around the world. They
are omnivorous and feed on insects, seeds and fruits including those
that are cultivated such as those of the oil palm.
12. Flightless Cormorant - Flightless
cormorant also known as the Galapagos cormorant, is a cormorant
native to the Galapagos Islands. The flightless cormorants look
slightly like a duck, except for their short, stubby wings. The
upper parts are blackish and the underparts are brown. The long beak
is hooked at the tip and the eye is turquoise. All populations of
this species are found within the Galapagos National Park and Marine
Reserve.
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