It depends on what is meant by "largest", and whether this refers to height or weight.
The emu is Australia's tallest bird, averaging 1.6 to 2 metres in height. Its nearest rival is the Southern Cassowary which averages 1.5 to 2 metres. Next to the emu, it looks distinctly shorter and stockier.
The Southern Cassowary, however, tends to be heavier. Emus range between 30 and 45kg in weight, whilst the Southern Cassowary averages 50-60 kg.
The ostrich is the largest bird on Earth, and it is also a flightless one.
No, the largest bird in the world is an Ostrich. Ostriches are flightless birds...the largest bird in the world that can fly is the Kori Bustard.
I think its an ostrich
The largest flightless bird in Africa - and indeed, in the world - is the ostrich.
Ostrich is a bird, and it is the largest bird species in the world. They are flightless birds with long legs and necks.
An ostrich is an is a large flightless bird native to Africa
An emu is a bird. It is a flightless bird of Australia.
A bird, while it is a flightless bird it has wings, feathers and a beak similar to an ostrich or chicken
The rockhopper penguin is a flightless bird.
The largest bird's egg in th world is that of the ostrich. When full grown, these flightless birds can reach over seven feet tall.
what is the maori word for flightless bird
Yes the penguin is a true flightless bird.