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What is an extinct ratite?

Anonymous

∙ 13y ago

Updated: 11/14/2022

A 'ratite'is a large flightless bird, such as an emu Emu, Ostrich, Rhea, Cassowary, etc..

So an 'extinct ratite' is a similar bird which has died out....

The best known examples are probably the Moa, and the Madagascan Elephant Bird.

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∙ 13y ago

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Diverse group of mainly extinct flightless birds including the 10 foot tall elephant bird?

Ratite

Is the dodo bird a ratite?

What is an Australian ratite?

emu

Is the only type of ratite with a crest on its head a southern cassowary or are there some types of emu with crests?

There is only one species of emu (that is not extinct) and it does not have a crest, or helmet. None of the other ratites has a helmet.

What is a three toed ratite?

Emu

What do you feed a rhea?

ratite pellets, or ostrich pellets

Which bird group includes the ostrich or emu and kiwi?

Ratite

Why is ostrich a bird?

an ostrich is a ratite, a bird that can´t fly..

Where did kiwis originate?

The kiwi is a flightless ratite that is native to New Zealand.The kiwifruit originated in China.

Word that starts with the letter r and ends with a e?

race, read, ride, rode, rude, ratite

A flightless bird with three toes?

I believe we'll start with the Rhea, Ratite, Cassowary and Kiwi, but there may be more.

In ornithology what is a ratite so named because its breastbone looks like a raft or ratis in Latin?

A large, flightless bird