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Which bird does not have tail and wing?
no bird everybird has wings and tails
Are kea flightless?
yes it is. The kiwi's closest relatives were the other New Zealand ratites, the Moa which was another flightless bird.
Why is a kiwi a New Zealand bird but it has no wings?
The kiwi does have wings. It just happens to be flightless, as its wings are around 5cm in length, and completely incapable of lifting the kiwi's weight.The kiwi has tiny, rudimentary wings that are so small they are completely hidden beneath their thick covering of shaggy feathers.The kiwi is a member of the group of flightless birds known as ratites. Ratites have wings but the bones in their chests do not have the capacity for flight muscles, which is what a bird also needs to fly.
A flightless new zealand bird with a long beak ending with a vowel?
There is no such thing as a wingless bird. All birds have wings; it's just that some of them are flightless, and unable to use their tiny wings for flight. Two flightless birds in New Zealand are the kiwi and the kakapo.
Is the Kiwi a vertebrate?
The kiwi is in the bird family. Specifically, it is classed as a ratite, a particular group of flightless birds having small wings, but without the bones in their chests having the capacity for flight muscles, which is what a bird also needs to fly.
Why are kiwis birds?
Kiwi are birds because they have feathers, wings, a beak, and the bone structure of a bird. They lay eggs like a bird.
What kind of living creature is a kiwi?
its a type of bird
Which of these is the name for both a type of fruit and a bird?
Kiwi
A kiwi can fly with the help of its wings?
No. Kiwi cannot fly at all. The kiwi has tiny, rudimentary wings that are so small they are completely hidden beneath their thick covering of shaggy feathers.The kiwi is a member of the group of flightless birds known as ratites. Ratites have wings but the bones in their chests do not have the capacity for flight muscles, which is what a bird also needs to fly.
Is a kiwi bird a mammal or bird?
The Kiwi is a bird.
Can a kiwi bird fly?
Yes - all birds have wings. It's just that some of them are useless for flight. The New Zealand kiwi has wings, though it appears to have none. The wings are small and rudimentary, hidden under the kiwis' hairy feathers, but certainly present.
Is ninja kiwi a kiwi eating monkey?
noAh, what great education people have these days. And, to elaborate, a Kiwi is actually a type of BIRD. Ninja Kiwi is a BIRD ninja, and it has nothing to do with monkies what-so-ever. -Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwi
