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What birds name has four letters and is flightless?
Rhea.
What is the family name of short legged flightless aquatic birds?
Penguins are short-legged flightless aquatic birds. There are some 17 species in the penguin family.
What is the name of the genus of large flightless birds which include the ostrich?
struthio
Why have flightless birds been given that name?
It is called a flightless bird b/c although it is classified as a bird, it can not fly.
What is the scientific name for flightless birds?
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.
Name 5 kinds of flightless birds at the Singapore zoological gardens?
The 5 birds are ostrich, emu, cassowary, penguin and kiwi.
What is the scientific name for birds that can't fly?
The scientific term for birds that cannot fly is "flightless birds." Examples include ostriches, penguins, and kiwis.
What is another word for an flightless bird?
there really isn't another word. if your looking for the name of some, you can check out penguins, and peacocks. those birds are flightless. you can look for them mostly in florida, and the arctics.
What was the flightless bird's in the BC comics?
the flight less birds name was the cassowary in the BC comics and it symbolises that you do not have to fly to be afriad of
Is kiwi a maori name?
Yes. The word 'kiwi' is a Maori word. It is the name the Maori use for the small flightless birds belonging to the family Apterygidae.
Whatsb the name of the song from the Washington lottery commercial that has hanggliding with flightless birds?
The song is called "Birds" and it's by Rob Simonsen. Check it out on Myspace!
What birds have 12 letters in their name?
a few are ; ostrich,mallard,skimmer,lapwing and buzzard
