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What is the name of the 3 toed flightless ostrich like bird from South America?
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∙ 12y ago
There is really no such bird that exists in South America. There is, however, a bird that looks like an ostrich that lives in Australia: that bird is called an Emu.
However, a flightless bird that lives in South America is called a Rhea, also known as a Nandu.
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What is a American ostrich called?
The Rhea species of ostrich is found in South America.
Is an ostrich a mammal a reptile an insect etc?
The ostrich is a bird, a flightless bird.
Is an ostrich a reptile?
No! Its a flightless bird!
What is biggest flightless bird?
The ostrich
Flightless bird at jurong bird park?
Ostrich.
What is A large flightless bird that looks like a ostrich related to the emu?
There is no bird that looks like an ostrich related to the emu. The ostrich (from Africa), rhea (South America) and the cassowary (northern Australia and Papua New Guinea) are all Flightless Birds in the same category of "ratites" as the emu. Ratites have wings but the bones in their chests do not have the capacity for flight muscles, which is what a bird needs to fly.
What is the name of the largest flightless bird?
The ostrich is the largest bird on Earth, and it is also a flightless one.
What type of animal is an ostrich?
An ostrich is an is a large flightless bird native to Africa
How do you spell ostriche?
That is the correct spelling of ostrich, a large flightless bird.
What animal is a large flightless bird that looks like an ostrich related to the emu?
This description fits the emu of Australia, but it does not really look like an ostrich. Another member of this family is the rhea of South America.The ostrich, emu, rhea and cassowary are all ratites, a group of flightless birds characterised by having chest muscles undeveloped enough for flight.
Another flightless bird besides ostrich?
EmuKiwiKakapoRheaCassowary
What is the only flightless bird?
kiwi, penguin and ostrich.
