The moa, flightless birds native to New Zealand, lived on Earth until about 600 years ago. They were hunted to extinction by the Maori people and possibly also by introduced predators like humans and dogs.

The scientific name of the flightless Kakapo parrot native to New Zealand is Strigops habroptilus. It is a critically endangered species known for its unique behavior and appearance.

The scientific name for flightless birds is ratites. This group includes birds like ostriches, emus, rheas, kiwis, and cassowaries. Ratites are characterized by their lack of keel on the sternum bone, which is necessary for flight muscle attachment.

they have been killed off by by humans and the animals to dramatic numbers then the animals on the main land have driven them to off shore islands like stewart island

,codfish island and anchor island and with there slow reproduction rate they will take a while for their numbers to increase.

I can't name 40, but I can give the names of a few...

Penguin

Emu

Ostrich

Cassowary

Kiwi

Rhea

Takahe- a flightless bird thought to be extinct but found again in New Zealand

Kakapo- a rare ground parrot from New Zealand. This bird lives in a borrow. I can make a loud booming sound which can be heard from 5 km away!

fish for food to their new born baby penguins or take care of the new born penguins

Owls usually just sleep sitting upright in either trees or in the rafters of barns.

Yes, a penguin is flightless. Similar to other flightless birds like the ostrich, they lack proper flying anatomy. They have flippers that allow them to swim instead.

Kakapo are not the only birds with green feathers. Peacocks have green amongst feathers, as do many species of parrot besides the kakapo. In the case of the kakapo, being a flightless, nocturnal parrot with very few defensive mechanisms, it needs to remain unseen. Therefore, camouflage is one of its most effective defences, and the reason why its feathers are mottled green and yellow. The green feathers have similar colouring to leaves in the kakapo's habitat and allow the kakapo to blend in with its environment. When a kakapo senses a predator, its first instinct is to freeze. This, coupled with the bird's green colouring, renders it almost invisible to many predators, especially humans, who used to hunt the kakapo for food.

No. Kakapo, being flightless, are the heaviest of all parrot species. Like other parrots, they are not built for running. Their feet have two claws facing forwards and two facing backwards. This characteristic makes them very efficient climbers, but is completely unsuitable for running.

Here are some flightless birds: Non-Extinct: * Emu * Ostrich * Penguin * Grebes * Kiwi * Rhea * Domestic Turkey * Silkie Extinct: * Moa * Dodo * Elephant Birds * Giant Hoopoe * Reunion Sacred-Ibis * Red Rail * Cuban Flightless Crane * Stephens Island Wren There are many more, go to Wikipedia to see them, I have only named a few.

The only lace one could find a kakapo now is on certain offshore islands of southern New Zealand. Because of predation by cats, dogs, stoats and rats, and the status of the kakapo as "critically endangered", all remaining kakapo have been moved to protected islands where their progress is carefully monitored. In 2014, they are now found only on Anchor Island, Codfish Island (Whenua Hou) and Little Barrier Island (Hauturu). These islands are essentially made up of thick bushland which is closest to the kakapo native habitat.

Because they have the same characteristics such as warm-blooded, egg-laying, feathered vertebrates of the class Aves, having forelimbs modified to form wings.

What distinguishes Birds from other animals is the presence of feathers.

The kakapo is not the heaviest bird in the world; it is the heaviest parrot and also the world's only flightless parrot. Its bone and muscle structure are different to that of other birds, and this is one of the reasons why it is unable to fly.

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they camouflage really well on the ground.

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According to a report from February 2012, the population of the kakapo at that stage stood at 127. This was down from a high of 131 in the previous breeding season. This flightless, nocturnal parrot of New Zealand is critically endangered.

Yes, but the ones in pet stores have their wings clipped to prevent them from flying away.

Penguin feathers are very soft on the back, since they have several layers and for confort they will need to be extra "cushy" which means they're like cushions. On the front however, it is more smooth and oily. Since penguins tobbagan on their bellies it would be very slick and fine :D

Australia does not have ten flightless birds. Only the emu and the southern cassowary are truly flightless.

One flying reptile that is extinct is a pterosaur.
Pteranodon