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Flightless Birds
All birds have wings, but not all use them for flight. Learn about the world's flightless bird species in this category.
387 Questions
Yes. Takahe are birds, and all birds have wings. Even flightless birds have wings, though they are of little or no use.
How do Kakapo protect themselves?
The kakapo, being a flightless parrot, has few means for protection. It is an efficient climber, using its strong beak and sharp claws to climb trees to escape predators, but its immediate response is to freeze in place, to minimise the chance of detection.
Takahe
Kakapo
Weka
Emu
Brown Kiwi
Great Tinamou
Greater Rhea
Ostrich
Southern Cassowary
Penguins
Chickens
calayan rail
Turkey
What year did the dodos die out?
The dodo, or Raphus cucullatus, are thought to have gone extinct due to Dutch explorer-sailors catching the birds to eat. Dodo birds had no fear of humans. The Dutch explorers went to Mauritius in 1598 and within 80 years, the Dodo birds were extinct from over-hunting practices.
Explain the life cycle of a takahe clearly through each stage?
it is born then grows bigger and dies eventually
Food,water,air, and carbondioxide.They eat fish that their parents regurgitate. They drink water.
Does a kakapo migrate and what are its routes?
No the kakapo does not migrate because it is a flightless bird and moves very slowly.Also the kakapo is highly endangered (iucn critically endangered) and numbers are about 125 left alive.because of this the kakapo is only found on cod fish and anchor islands so they are free from predators. so in this case they have no were to migrate as they cant get off these islands.
Yes, they are.
Penguins are birds but they can not fly. However they still have feathers, are warm blooded and lay eggs.
Can you name a Flightless Icelandic bird?
I think a penguin.
It is not the penguin. The penguin does not live in the northern hemisphere.
Could a dodo bird kill a lion?
The extinct flightless bird, the dodo, could not kill any other animals, and likely fed on fruit, nuts, grain, roots, and insects. It is reported to have used gizzard stones to help grind food, and its beak seems designed to crack open hard food.
What do penguins mouth look like?
Male Penguins look just like female Penguins. Black back, White chest.
What is causing kakapo population to decline?
Kakapo numbers are increasing. Since the Kakapo Recovery Programme came into effect and kakapo have been moved to three protected islands off the southern coast of New Zealand, kakapo numbers have doubled from a critical 65 to around 130.
Wings that look like flippers?
A penguin has wings that look like flippers. Penguins (several species) use their flippers to swim under water.
A flightless bird with three toes?
I believe we'll start with the Rhea, Ratite, Cassowary and Kiwi, but there may be more.
