Ratite: Struthionidae (ostriches) Rheidae (rheas) Casuariidae (emus etc.) †Aepyornithidae (elephant birds) †Dinornithidae (moa) Apterygidae (kiwis) Ratite is the common name for any of a group of flightless birds characterized by a flat, raft-like sternum (breastbone) lacking the keel for attachment ... [93%] 2023-02-03
Ratite: Ratite (Latin: ratis, "raft") refers to living and extinct birds within the superorder Paleognathae, in which the name alludes to the raft-like, keel-less sternum. Of the species, the tinamous posses the power of flight, albeit in a reduced ... [93%] 2023-03-02 [Birds]
Ratite: Struthionidae (ostriches) Rheidae (rheas) Casuariidae (emus etc.) †Aepyornithidae (elephant birds) †Dinornithidae (moa) Apterygidae (kiwis) Ratite is the common name for any of a group of flightless birds characterized by a flat, raft-like sternum (breastbone) lacking the keel for attachment ... [93%] 2023-02-04